... in organizational structures and processes. Library management Organizational development Change management Strategic planning Participatory management Agile operations Following a transition in executive leadership in 2016, the Ohio State University Libraries embarked on an ambitious project...

... they provide. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Performance measurement Library management Human capital ClimateQUAL+ Human relations Staff surveys The aim of this paper is to reflect on advances in the understanding and practical application of staff evaluation in academic...

... in 2005/2006. Ideally, use of such plans and assessments should assist in the taking quality beyond library management, to develop amongst the library staff a culture of continuous improvement. Originality/value – The paper provides real examples of how quality assurance can and has been improved...

... Global Libraries Initiative Public libraries Library management Readers who would like to find out more about the context in which these issues are discussed are referred to an earlier paper in this sequence (Streatfield, 2012) which traces the emergence of Impact Planning and Assessment (IPA...

.... David Streatfield can be contacted at: streatfield@blueyonder.co.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Global Libraries Initiative Library management Measurement Research methods What do Botswana and Vietnam have in common with Latvia and Indonesia? They are all part...

...). Library users Organizational culture Academic libraries Library management Quality assessment Croatia © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Kornelija Petr Balog can be contacted at: kpetr@ffos.hr 1. Split‐Dalmatia; 2. Šibenik‐Knin; and 3. Zadar. Three...

...‐651‐0 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Information management Library management There are many futuristic books but the main characteristic of this anthology is that it describes the current information seeking behaviour of users. This is significantly different...

... Library management Estonia Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a non‐parametric linear programming method which has been used to measure the relative efficiency of a range of administrative decision‐making units (DMU). In DEA applications the performance of each DMU is measured relative...

... libraries South America Performance measures Library management Function evaluation This work was conducted as a preliminary to the preparation of a doctoral dissertation that aimed to adapt and improve those methods used to evaluate Brazilian university libraries (Lubisco, 2007). A study...

... Library management In a presentation at the 5th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, Susan Beck (2004) reported on her 2002 study on the impact of assessment on library decision making in Association of Research Libraries (ARL...

... borrowing in the UK overall is much higher than in other G8 countries, but has fallen in recent years. The culture of public library management is very different in Japan from that of the UK and each has many lessons to learn from the other. Originality/value Because of the differences in the two...

... and objectives of the organisation. Originality/value May mean a change of mindset on the part of the library managers to enable them to let go of the traditional services and resources and to approach service development and improvement with a strategic view. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006...

... of the complexities and issues involved. Academic libraries Library management © MCB UP Limited 2003 --> Edited by Edward   Oyston . Centred on Learning; Academic Case Studies on Learning Centre Development . Aldershot : Ashgate   2003 . 200 pp. , ISBN: 0 7546 0805 0   £45 ...

... services Special libraries Library management In the Special Libraries Association’s “Top ten reasons to use an information center” (www.sla.org/content/SLA/professional/meaning/what/isldten.html) the value of special libraries is promoted as a high level economic contribution to their organizations...

... as from the broader environment and helps the library to improve its activities, work results and effectiveness in procuring the necessary resources. Libraries should evaluate all elements of the system. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Libraries Library management Statistics Performance measures...

... libraries present their performance in data of input and output: income/expenditure; collection size/additions; staff numbers; study places; and user space (in m^{2). © MCB UP Limited 2003 University libraries Performance measurement Library management}...