Library and Information Center Management

• Main Authors: Moran, Barbara B. (Author), Morner, Claudia J. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Santa Barbara, California Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO 2018
• Edition: Ninth Edition
• Series: Library and information science text series
• Subjects: Library Administration; Library Administration > United States; Information Services > Management; Information services > Management > United States
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• Item Description: First through third editions, published 1977-1987, have title Library management; Fourth through seventh editions, authored by Robert D. Stueart and Barbara B. Moran and published 1993-2007, have title Library and information center management; Eighth edition, published 2013, was authored by Barbara B. Moran, Robert D. Stueart, and Claudia J. Morner.
• Physical Description: xv, 548 pages illustrations 26cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781440854477; 9781440854484

This essential, single-volume textbook supplies a comprehensive introduction to library management that addresses all the functions of management, specifically within the ever-evolving modern library environment. Strategic planning. Facilities management. Leadership, ethics, communication, and motivation. Human resources and staffing. Change, library development, and innovation. Marketing. Measurement and evaluation. Fiscal responsibility and control. These are just some of the wide range of responsibilities and necessary skills of contemporary library managers-not all of which are typically covered in detail in LIS educational programs.