... a lot of discussion with its suggestions of alternative future models of the UK HE sector up to 2050. Libraries Change management United Kingdom Organisational change Universities Scenario planning Restructuring Communication Scenario planning is that part of strategic planning...

... (Goleman, 2004 , p. 38). The concept of emotional intelligence developed by Mayer and Salovey and later by Goleman builds on these earlier foundations. Emotional intelligent leadership Public libraries Branch managers Northern Ireland Libraries NI Leadership United Kingdom The purpose...

... management Shared services De‐duplication Higher education United Kingdom For decades, librarians in the UK have been carefully balancing the past and the future. They evaluate and manage what their institutions have collected, but at the same time, adopt new technologies and upgrade services...

... study. The study focuses on perception of service benefit as well as practical issues of access and so can be of value to hospital library managers in their aim of achieving or endorsing a role within the core hospital ethos. Non‐user perceptions Hospital libraries United Kingdom Stakeholder...

... (paperback) , ISBN: 978‐1‐85604‐746‐3 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 --> Collection management Librarians United Kingdom Electronic resources Digital libraries In Collection Development in the Digital Age, the editors present a comprehensive examination...

...Brenda Hooper Christinea   Donnelly . Know it all, find it fast for youth librarians and teachers . London, UK : Facet Publishing   2012 . 192 pp. , ISBN: 978‐1856047616   £49.95, paperback © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 --> United Kingdom Librarian...

... libraries. There is an urgent need for concrete evidence now on exactly how school libraries and librarians do – or don't – add value to pupils' educational, social and developmental wellbeing within the United Kingdom context. We are at a point of significant redevelopment of school curricula in both...

... interest and value to anyone else currently working within the business, planning and quality areas of super‐convergence. Super‐convergence Quality Performance measurement (quality) University libraries United Kingdom Converged academic library services are not a new phenomenon...

.... 27). Linda Ashcroft can be contacted at: l.s.ashcroft@ljmu.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 ebooks ejournals e‐resources Libraries Library suppliers United Kingdom United States of America The past few years have seen a growth in the provision...

... of the positive effects on student achievement observed when a school invests in good resources and a qualified specialist librarian (Lance and Loertscher, 2002 ; Lonsdale, 2003 ; McCracken, 2001 ; Scholastic, 2008 ; Smalley, 2004). United Kingdom Secondary schools Librarians Responsibilities...

... which can be used to counter negative perceptions and reporting about libraries in the media” and argues for “an annual library campaign to raise awareness” and a “national on‐line presence” (Libraries and the National Year of Reading, 2009, pp. 3‐4). United Kingdom Public libraries Brands...

.... Originality/value The paper shows that there are implications for all subjects and all levels of achievement at the university. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Usage Academic libraries Undergraduates Library users Learning United Kingdom Huddersfield University, situated...

... in discussions between researchers and practitioners. Dina Tbaishat can be contacted at: d_tbaishat@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Process management Academic libraries United Kingdom Jordan Modelling Serials Academic libraries have been described as a major source...

...Ken Haycock David   McMenemy . The Public Library . London : Facet Publishing   2009 . xvi+291 pp. , ISBN: 978‐1‐85604‐616‐9 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Public libraries United Kingdom Designed as an introductory text on the development...

... management United Kingdom In the 1990s the UK, like many other countries, introduced a national electronic library programme (JISC, 2006). In order to support the electronic library programme, a large number of different projects were set up across the country. One project was established to explore...

... management Australia United Kingdom Middle managers University libraries have had to respond to these changes and adapt services, building access, roles and organisational structures accordingly. Some university libraries are not autonomous but part of a larger organisation that includes other...

... Publishing Limited 2008 Public libraries General management Leadership Training Human resource management United Kingdom In recent years, the leadership of public libraries has come to the forefront of the sector's strategic development and debate surrounding the future direction...

... development United Kingdom I was very keen to read Your Career, Your Life as it is the first career‐planning book I have seen that focuses solely on the information professional. However rather than finding a book that showcases all of the different career options that are open to me, I found...

... Evidence‐based practice Librarianship Culture Public libraries United Kingdom In 2002 Lancashire County Library and Information Service (LCLIS) approached the Library and Information Statistics Unit, Loughborough University (LISU) for assistance in the development of new ways of performance...

... --> Curriculum subjects Librarians Higher education Further education United Kingdom Africa Librarians in higher education with responsibility for a particular discipline or subject area are the primary focus of this book. The contributors are mainly librarians from the United Kingdom where subject...