Management Basics for Information Professionals

G. Edward Evans, Camila A. Alire

Facet Publishing, 2013 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 577 pages

Completely revised and expanded to reflect the rapidly changing sphere of information services, this comprehensive introduction to the management of libraries builds the basic skills good library managers must exercise. The authors offer an authoritative approach on the fundamental concepts of management while recognizing the diverse needs of different operating environments.

Drawing from examples of successful leadership techniques from a variety of services - archives, information brokers, libraries, records managements and more, this book demonstrates the most effective ways to plan, delegate, make decisions, communicate, and lead a team. Equal emphasis is placed on personal, fiscal, and technological issues, as well as a look at what the future may hold for incoming managers.

Readership: LIS educators, new and experienced librarians in management positions, students, and anyone wishing to acquire a sound knowledge of both the theory and practice of management within the changing information workforce.

About the author

G. Edward Evans, PhD, is a semi-retired, award-winning author and Fulbright Scholar. He holds several graduate degrees in anthropology and library and information science (LIS). Throughout his career, he has been an administrator, researcher, teacher, and writer. As a researcher, he has published in both anthropology and librarianship. He held a Fulbright Fellowship in librarianship as well as a National Science Foundation Fellowship in archaeology. His teaching experience has also been in both fields in the United States and the Nordic countries. Of note, he completed the faculty ladder (assistant to full professor) while teaching at the Graduate School of Librarianship and Information Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. Evans has extensive administrative experience in private academic libraries such as Harvard University and Loyola Marymount University. He retired from full-time work as associate academic vice president for libraries and information resources at Loyola Marymount University. Evans spends his semi-retirement years volunteering at the Museum of Northern Arizona, serving on the Foundation board for the Flagstaff City- Coconino County Library System, and doing professional writing.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Management Basics for Information Professionals; Facet Publications
• Authors: G. Edward Evans, Camila A. Alire
• Edition: 3, illustrated
• Publisher: Facet Publishing, 2013
• ISBN: 185604954X, 9781856049542
• Length: 577 pages
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / Administration & Management; Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / Archives & Special Libraries; Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General; Reference / General