Library Management: Volume 23 Issue 6/7

Management issues of consortia. Part two

Defines terms associated with consortia – co‐ordination, co‐operation and collaboration – and identifies critical success factors for consortia. Provides four case studies based…

Team management and university libraries in Ghana: the influence of culture

Aims to provoke discussion on the concept of team management in the context of African university libraries, with particular reference to Ghana. It considers the influence of the…

Internal marketing strategies in LIS: a strategic management perspective

Reviews the literature which discusses the link between service quality and service delivery, and the recognition that employees are a critical factor in determining the success…

Marketing information services in Botswana: an exploratory study of selected information providing institutions in Gaborone

A study of selected information providing institutions, in particular special libraries, in Gaborone, Botswana, reveals that a majority are in favour of marketing their services…

A catalogue quality audit tool

The current need for performance measurement and quality targets for services to users requires suitable performance indicators for libraries to use. This paper looks at the…

Outsourcing of Slavic cataloguing at the Ohio State University libraries: evaluation and cost analysis

Examines the outsourcing of Slavic original cataloguing at the Ohio State University libraries. It includes: the rationale for doing so; the evaluation and cost analysis; the…

Patterns of the use of information for decision making by administrative staff of a university in Nigeria

Reports a study of the use of information for decision making by administrative staff at the Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. It explores the working experience of the…

Management musings 8: to see ourselves as users see us …

Libraries can be confusing institutions to users. Discusses the differences that may exist between the ways in which the staff and users perceive libraries in terms of design and…

Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, Vol. 35, 2001

Successful Event Management: A Practical Handbook

Recruit, Retain and Lead: The Public Library Workforce Study