...Oksana Brui Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of implementing strategic management as a process based on balanced scorecard (BSC) in the university library – G. Denysenko Scientific and Technical Library of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv...

... and explains the main uses of SWOT analysis. Academic libraries SWOT analysis Strategic management University libraries Caribbean libraries Jamaican libraries Organisations do not exist in a vacuum but rather they exist, co-exist, compete and cooperate in a multi-dimensional and interrelated...

... on the dilemmas for research libraries with regard to BRI-like systems, strategic management and performance measurement. Thomas Kaarsted can be contacted at: thk@bib.sdu.dk The analysis confirmed earlier studies which showed that researchers as a whole do not see the BRI as supportive, including...

... strategies to cope with these challenges, being first, the professionalization of their own strategic management profile, second, the exploration and mapping of “the others” and third, the initiatives taken to actively craft and design the strategic partnership themselves. Practical implications...

... relating to staff retention, staff development and workforce planning requirements. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Strategic management Library and information services Business improvement e-Research services Skills development Workforce planning formalising the project...

... development of cities. Originality/value – It is the only study in Flanders and the Netherlands providing empirical information on the strategic roles of public libraries in urban development Public libraries The Netherlands Strategic management Case-study research Flanders Urban development...

... and visualisation, online surveys, data collections, and other web and database tools. As part of INS, SIR has a number of opportunities for change: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Strategic management Workforce planning eResearch services Library services Business improvement...

... libraries found unable to provide the necessary data, which forced the researcher to depend on the data gathered from respondents in building the research knowledge. Originality/value This research fills part of the gap that exists in the strategic management of information services. It is the first...

... assessment Information services Customer services quality Library management Strategic management In about 130 pages this is an excellent compendium about the subject of the book. Covering aspects usually referred to as marketing of the library and services, and apparently making some effort...

... of systematic application of MO in library management, with the focus on selected aspects of MO, e.g. customer orientation. Originality/value The paper provides an overview of how library managers can adopt a market‐orientated approach to the strategic management of their library services. Barbara Sen...

... are that an organizational culture based on trust correlates significantly with the use of the balanced scorecard and accounts for 28 per cent of the use of the BSC as a strategic management system. Also, the transformational as well as the transactional leadership affect the culture based on trust. Transformational...

... the possibility that people within the team defer to leaders who show expertise (Cialdini, 2001). Roisin Gwyer can be contacted at: roisin.gwyer@port.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Libraries Library management Strategic management Influence For much of 2007 I...

... some enlightenment to all in this field. Guo Jing can be contacted at: jguo@lib.sjtu.edu.cn © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 University libraries Innovation Strategic planning Strategic management China With the globe developing rapidly into a world centering...

...Graham Walton Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relevance of creativity in the strategic management of libraries. Design/methodology/approach The literature is examined to show how libraries are using creativity in service development. There is also an exploration of various...

...Triveni Kuchi Purpose – Libraries have been experiencing relentless change and uncertainty in their environment. The literature on corporate communications, strategic management and planning, marketing and public relations more recently, has been recommending using communications as a strategy...

..., it clarifies the purpose and scope of local collections, and allows selection decisions to be evaluated by monitoring usage or identifying what proportion of in‐scope published material has been acquired. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Collection management Strategic management...

...Jan Partridge © MCB UP Limited 2003 --> Libraries Collection management Strategic management Co‐operation Archives Edited by Michael   Dewe . Local Studies Collection Management . Aldershot : Ashgate   2002 . 208 pp. , ISBN: 0‐566‐08365‐5   £45...

..., particularly in view of the shortage of suitable candidates at senior manager level in libraries. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Job sharing Top management University libraries Human resource management Strategic management The initial purpose of this article was to share some experience of job...

... and difficulties facing African countries in the age of the information society. The participatory roles Africa needs to play as her contribution to the creation of a global information society are highlighted in the discussion. Information technology Africa Strategic management Strategic planning Internet...

...J. Eric Davies Explores the strategic management of document and information supply with reference to developments in higher education and the academic library and information services and systems context. It emphasises the evolutionary nature of the issue and performs a generalised environmental...