1st Edition
Library Management and Technical Services The Changing Role of Technical Services in Library Organizations
By Jennifer Cargill
Copyright 1988
164 Pages
by
Routledge
154 Pages
by
Routledge
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This exciting volume explores the role of technical services functions and organizational structure as forces in the library change process. It provides practical information to help administrators make decisions about how their libraries are organized and managed. As libraries change in many ways--organizational structure, design of jobs, managerial philosophy, responsibilities of professionals,... Read more
Contents
Introduction
- Technical Services in the Mission of the Library: The “Back Room” Performers
- The Evolutionary Role of Technical Services
- Leadership Versus Management in Technical Services
- Interaction of Public and Technical Services: Collection Development as Common Ground
- Changing Staffing Patterns in Technical Services Since the 1970s: A Study in Change
- Staff Considerations in Technical Services: The Chameleon Approach
- Staffing Technical Services in 1995
- Reshaping Technical Services for Effective Staff Utilization
- Educating Librarians and Support Staff for Technical Services
- Impact of Automation on Technical Services
- Notable Literature of the 1980s for Technical Services
- Reference Notes Included
Biography
Jennifer Cargill
