...Gihani S. Rajapakse; K. Kiran Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore succession planning in academic libraries, specifically to understand how succession planning is carried out and how the decisions-making styles of library managers influence each stage of the succession planning...

...Sean Cordes Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate an action process method including coordination, monitoring, and backup response, to improve collaborative decision making in online library work teams. Design/methodology/approach – The method was tested using a single...

...Shivanthi Weerasinghe Ulla   De Stricker . Business Cases for Info Pros: Here's How and Here's Why . Medford, NJ : Information Today   2008 . , ISBN: 978‐1‐57387‐335‐2 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Information profession Decision making...

...Esharenana E. Adomi Reports a study of the use of information for decision making by administrative staff at the Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. It explores the working experience of the respondents, sources of information for official decision making, areas of decisional information use...

... Decision making Management One of the features of public library provision in England and Wales during the past 25 years has been an increasing struggle to maintain services. The literature of the period shows that early reductions in service came as a result of measures to restrict local...

...Marie‐Laure Bouchet; Tracy Hopkins; Margaret Kinnell; Cliff McKnight Reports on research conducted in the UK into the impact of information use on decision making in the pharmaceuticals industry. The results help library and information service managers to better understand the information needs...

.... As part of this review of resources, the information and library function within many insurance companies is under scrutiny. Reports on a study undertaken to determine the impact of information on corporate decision making within the insurance industry; to explore the value that decision makers placed...

...Maggie Ashcroft Presents and discusses the findings of a study of the impact of the use of library services and information by physiotherapists on their decision making for patient care. A postal questionnaire was distributed to the staff of each physiotherapy department in 37 National Health...

...Christine Reid; Julie Thomson; Jayne Wallace‐Smith Reports on a study which sets out to consider the role and value of information in the decision‐making process and the impact of the corporate library in this process. Bank managers were asked to evaluate the impact of information on a current...

...Maureen Grieves Provides an introduction and overview of a series of studies commissioned by the British Library Research and Innovation Centre on the theme of the use of information in decision making. © MCB UP Limited 1998 This paper presents an overview of a number of studies...

... to investigate why particular routes to obtain information were taken. Within these limitations the study did highlight the fundamental role of information within the government departments studied, and the diversity of information‐seeking behaviour in a sector where decision making is a consultative process...

...U. Selong Edem; Olu Olat Lawal Presents survey data used to determine how university librarians in Nigeria utilize quantitative methods in decision making in diverse areas such as personnel management, acquisition, storage and circulation of information materials. A stratified random sampling...

... and information services to the work of an organization, which is of particular importance for decision making. Describes a methodology for the various stages of the auditing process. Concludes by presenting a case study of a partial information audit conducted at the International Coffee Organization. © MCB UP...

... existing staff and computer installations limits the allocatable funds available, and can restrict what can be attempted. Both these problems sound to me like good reasons to attempt a convincing economic analysis of the situation. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Benefits Decision making Economics...

... for information managers in the 1990s and beyond. This is achieved by the application of an American model of creativity to information work, the outline of a strategy concerning the introduction of creativity to the organization and finally a consideration of how creativity can enhance the decision‐making...