Management Basics for Information Professionals

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Summary: fantastic book for beginners
Review: The book takes complex issues and presents them in a very straightforward manner.

Very easy to follow and "puts it all together" for the reader.
I am using this book as a supplement to a class I am taking and it is a "life saver".

Rating:
Summary: fantastic book for beginners
Review: The book takes complex issues and presents them in a very straightforward manner.

Very easy to follow and "puts it all together" for the reader.
I am using this book as a supplement to a class I am taking and it is a "life saver".

Rating:
Summary: Management Basics for Information Professionals
Review: This introduction to library management provides conceptual overviews and library/information examples. After background on concepts and history of the field, a section on knowledge and skills in management covers areas such as marketing, decision making, delegation, and the planning process. A section on managing resources looks at personnel, fiscal management, technology, and physical facilities. Evans is director of libraries at Loyola Marymount University.

Rating:
Summary: fantastic book for beginners
Review: This introduction to library management provides important overviews and ideas on how to manage a library, from its people and budget to its housing and technology. Information managers receive important guidelines specific to the library environment, from making decisions and delegating work to motivating co-workers.

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Summary: Authoritative, informative, highly recommended introduction.
Review: This introduction to library management provides important overviews and ideas on how to manage a library, from its people and budget to its housing and technology. Information managers receive important guidelines specific to the library environment, from making decisions and delegating work to motivating co-workers.