... limitations/implications The research findings presented in this paper form an important part of a comprehensive study on ODL library middle management development but is limited to the only ODL library in South Africa. Practical implications The paper provides current perceptions of ODL library middle...

... the confidence and enthusiasm they need to be their own brand of leader. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Leadership Management development Mentoring Libraries Australia New Zealand From the outset of the project, it was clear that the choice of program designers...

... highlights the need for a different content in librarianship courses and the need for a training approach that combines work‐based learning with an academic focus. It shows how the “management development through service development” approach of QLP‐Y can lead to significant achievements in the development...

...John Cullen Research findings on the recruitment market for library and information service (LIS) workers are discussed in the context of management development. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the results uncovered implications for organisations and individuals seeking to develop...

... Diversity Public libraries Youth Management development 1. Participants in QLP‐Y will be able to provide ample evidence to meet the requirements in all these areas. Phase 1: lasting six months. During this phase, the quality leaders will work with the Management Research Centre...

... State University. Costs and benefits to the organisation and to the employee are delineated. © MCB UP Limited 2003 University libraries Managers Management development Organizational policy The literature of librarianship, education, and human resources offers much advice on how...

... of information system development,system integration should be seen as the integration of data, technology and methodology. © Company 1995 Comenius University in Bratislava Information management Librarians Management development Slovakia Universities Implementation of computer...

... a checklist of attributes which could have been ranked in order of preference. Academic libraries Customer care Management development Skills Over the past decade academic library managers have broadened their concerns from stocks and services to policies and people. Their day‐to‐day...

...Jennifer Rowley Reviews some of the key issues and strategies associated with current thinking on management development, starting from the perspective that appropriate management development is a prerequisite to economic success in the 1990s. Since information professionals may be located...

...Diane Broughton Although library managers have acquired the conventional management skills, they remain undervalued as a profession. Using Drucker′s distinction between management development and manager development, argues that manager or self‐development is currently neglected in UK libraries...

... are taken into account when planning management education programmes. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Ghana Training Libraries Management development VOLUME 12 NUMBER 5 1991 EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR LIBRARY MANAGEMENT IN GHANA A. Anaba Alemna IMPORTANCE OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION Management...