Library Management: Volume 16 Issue 2

Developing a strategic planning framework for information technologies for libraries

Ulrich Hofmann

The fundamental structural change caused by informationtechnologies not only affects the technical services of libraries butalso shapes the library services that are being offered…

Enquiry handling by voluntary UK environmental organizations: analysis of case studies

Derek Stephens, Paul Eden

Discusses case studies of general enquiry services in 20high‐profile national voluntary environmental organizations. Highlightspublic concern about the environment and the…

The impact of information technology on management and organization: the case of Hong Kong Polytechnic University Library

Colin Storey

Briefly describes the recent history and development of informationtechnology in Hong Kong Polytechnic University Library in all areas ofoperation. The Library installed the Data…

Further education libraries: assessing post‐incorporation performance

Steve Morgan

The new managerial approach adopted in the post‐16 education sectortogether with increased student numbers have focused attention onperformance assessment. Considers the extent to…

Managing courses in countries of Central and Eastern Europe: experiences during two German seminars about library and information management

Elisabeth Simon, Karl A. Stroetmann

Since the opening up of the Soviet bloc countries, help given tolibraries from the West has mainly taken the form of donation ofmaterial. It has been difficult for Western…