1st Edition

Management Issues in the Networking Environment

Edited By Edward R. Johnson Copyright 1988
152 Pages
by Routledge

152 Pages
by Routledge

152 Pages
by Routledge

This book, first published in 1988, offers valuable discussions on networking concerns such as governance, planning, economic and legal problems, leadership needs, appropriate products and services, improving the political environment, and more. They address many of the reservations about interlibrary cooperative programs that are privately expressed by some administrators - the need for reliance... Read more

1. Introduction Edward R. Johnson  2. Management Perspectives on Network Membership Thomas W. Shaughnessy  3. The Issues and Needs of a Local Library Consortium Edward M. Walters  4. Multistate Library Networks: A Model for Lay Representation on Library Network Boards Louella V. Wetherbee  5. Vision and Reality: The Research Libraries and Networking Paul M. Gherman  6. Networking and Institutional Planning Donal E. Riggs  7. Ownership of Bibliographic Data and Its Importance to Consortia Charles B. Lowry  8. The Future of Networks and OCLC Irene B. Hoadley  9. Library Networking: Statement of a Common Vision Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee  10. Toward a Nationwide Library Network Henriette D. Avram  11. Strategies for Networking in the Next Ten Years D. Kaye Gapen  12. Balancing Needs: The Ideal Network of the Future Susan K. Martin

Biography

Edward R. Johnson