.... Originality/value – This case study emphasizes the value of entrepreneurial thinking. Other organizations can learn from the pitfalls and benefits encountered during the implementation of this project. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Project management Collaboration Institutional...

...Barbara Petersohn; Traci Drummond; Melanie Maxwell; Kelly Pepper Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the nature of the project management concept of resource leveling, particularly how it can be utilized for grant‐funded mass digitization projects where time, cost and available...

...Adam Le Good Barbara   Allan . Project Management: Tools and Techniques for Today's ILS Professional . London : Facet Publishing   2004 . 193 pp. , ISBN: 1‐85604‐504‐8   $75.00 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Project management Libraries I've...

... to project management across cultures and on issues specific to library project management and consulting in Vietnam. Originality/value The paper is both a contribution to the small body of literature on the impact of philanthropic assistance and projects on libraries in Vietnam, as well as a personal...

...Kwasi Darko‐Ampem Purpose The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the application of project management principles to retrospective conversion of a library catalogue and to share the experience with other libraries. Design/methodology/approach Presents the case of retrospective...

... with a managerial perspective on foundations and grant‐related processes especially, if not exclusively, from the point of view of large research institutions. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Grants Foundations Project management Career development Libraries are well accustomed...

... government funding, the first time ever that New Zealand libraries have had an opportunity to bid in this way. Issues facing the consortia include the sometimes overlooked leadership and group dynamics as well as the formalities of governance, funding and project management. © Emerald Group Publishing...

...Michael Dewe Jeannette   Woodward . Countdown to a New Library: Managing the Building Project . Chicago, IL : American Library Association   2000 . 205 pp.   US$48 paperback © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Libraries Buildings Project management Another book...

... authorities and members of the project management team, it examines the role of the project manager. It looks specifically at the requirement of project managers to co‐ordinate a piece of work from a central position in the organisational structure. The paper acknowledges the difficulties of managing change...

... Project management Publishing MIC’s researchers run an enquiry service for members of the Institute, dealing with over 30,000 enquiries a year on management theory and practice. The researchers’ experience of providing such a service brings an understanding of what subjects managers...