... 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...

... Publishing Limited 2009 Leadership Management development Mentoring Libraries Australia New Zealand The leader's primary contribution is in the recognition of good ideas, the support of those ideas, and the willingness to challenge the system in order to get new products, processes...

... 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...

... 2003. Local authorities that have confirmed their participation include South Tyneside, Birmingham, Merton, Haringey and Gloucestershire. © Authors 2003 Black people Diversity Public libraries Youth Management development A joint statement was issued in April 2003 by the Paul...

..., and form some coherent synthesis of the two. © MCB UP Limited 2003 University libraries Managers Management development Organizational policy The last several years have been a time of rapid and far‐reaching change for Utah State University (USU) Libraries. The University...

..., II; hypertext systems and hypermedia; external information resources; expert systems II. Comenius University in Bratislava Information management Librarians Management development Slovakia Universities Implementation of computer technology in library and information...

... a strategic level; there was heavy demand for IT skills. Outlines suggestions for changing the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for professional excellence. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Academic libraries Customer care Management development Skills Over the past decade academic library...

...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...

...., "Obstacles to Scientific Management in Nigerian Libraries", Nigerian Libraries, Vol. 2 Nos 1 and 2, 1975, p. 49. Anaba Alemna is a senior lecturer in the Department of Library and Archival Studies, University of Ghana. 17 Ghana Training Libraries Management development © MCB UP Limited 1991 ...