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CREATIVITY: SNOWFLAKES AND CIRCLES IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Maria E. BurkeBased on the premiss that, as technology gradually takesover most of the clerical functions of management, the onefunction which computers and automation may neverreplicate is the…
CHALLENGE AND SUPPORT CONCEPTS AND THEIR APPLICATION TO LIBRARY MANAGEMENT
Michael AfolabiDescribes the concepts of challenge and support and appliesthem to the management of libraries and information centres.Contends that the environment of libraries and…
JOB SHARING IN LIBRARIANSHIP
Ruth StennettConsiders the advantages and limitations of job sharing, withparticular reference to librarians. Stresses the importance ofcommunication and equitable division of work and…
WHEN BEING NICE IS NOT ENOUGH
Diane BroughtonAlthough library managers have acquired the conventionalmanagement skills, they remain undervalued as a profession.Using Drucker′s distinction between managementdevelopment and…
LESSONS TO BE LEARNED: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY ACADEMIC LIBRARY
Roderick A. MacLeod, Elisha R.T. ChiwareAutomation is pervading all areas of academic library work.Librarians must be adequately trained in order to exploit thenew technology. The literature recognizes that there…
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