...Ian D. Gordon Purpose The purpose of this article attempts to portray the unique and complex role of library middle managers. This important and influential position can be a proving ground for new and old managers as libraries continue to evolve, adjust policies, introduce new services and meet...

...Cheryl Stenstrom Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore and describe the decision-making practices of public library managers in the context of interpersonal influence and evidence-based information sources, and to investigate the relationship between models of evidence-based practice...

...Amy Chang; Kawanna Bright Purpose The purpose of this paper is to: address how the library middle management role has changed; assist middle managers in identifying new opportunities and broadening their horizon within middle management; offer strategies for middle managers to be more efficient...

...Nguyen Hong Sinh; Daniel G. Dorner; G.E. Gorman Purpose This paper aims to examine and then discuss the positive and negative influences of library manager styles on the engagement of Vietnamese university library staff in continuing education (CE) activities to improve their work performance...

... human at work, this being the key essential of good management. Some years back I wrote that the art of good management is the art of being human at work. This was an oversimplification, but I would still maintain that being human at work is a key essential of good management. Every manager should ask...

... and motivation. Bosses at all levels need to remind themselves constantly of these facts. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Managers Performance appraisal But what do bosses at the top of the pyramid do for approval? Some surround themselves with sycophantic staff who believe (often with justification...

... on an interim basis by the already interim Associate Dean of Information and Learning Resources. She was charged with creating a new senior management team, developing the Libraries’ portion of the University’s Compact Plan, and initiating programming for a new building. Assisting in these projects were...

...Maurice B. Line Discusses the relationship between managers and their staff, focussing on the way in which the staff perceive their manager’s style. Stresses the need to know staff as people. Managers Management style Bosses live in an unreal atmosphere. They may or may not know how well...

...Stuart Hannabuss Philip   Holden . Ethics for Managers . Aldershot and Brookfield, Vermont : Gower   2000 . pp. viii + 198 , ISBN: ISBN 0‐566‐081115‐6   £25.00 (hardback) © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Ethics Managers So one thing busy managers will certainly...

...Stuart Hannabuss Nigel   MacLennan . Counselling for Managers . Aldershot : Gower   1996 . , ISBN: 0 566 08092 3   24.99 paperback © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Counselling Managers Skills There are 61 case studies/training examples putting the principles...

...Andrea Griffiths As the volume of publishing on the Internet grows, there is a need to provide better access to management resources on the World Wide Web. This article describes how information researchers at the Institute of Management in the UK, compiled a directory of management Web sites...

...S.A. Walters; J.E. Broady; R.J. Hartley A key area affecting library management is the effective and efficient management and development of information systems. The concept of an information systems development methodology (ISDM) is a management approach that has been virtually ignored...