Library Management: Volume 25 Issue 8/9

Making a statement: reviewing the case for written collection development policies

Reviews the established arguments for writing collection development policies, focusing on selection, planning, public relations and co‐operation. Identifies various practical and…

Library preservation in Russia: hope and despair on the edge of the technological revolution

The paper discusses the state of library preservation as the main problem of library management in Russia during the times of transition to digital environments. Today, Russia's…

Marketing of information products and services in Indian R&D library and information centres

The present paper reflects the gradual change in the need and use of the marketing concepts in libraries and information centres (LICs) and its fruitful effects in the service to…

Impediments to promoting access to global knowledge in sub‐Saharan Africa

Knowledge‐based societies have come to be identified with the advanced economies. Knowledge is now looked on as a new source of competitive advantage. Those economies where…

Proposals, grants, projects and careers: a strategic view for libraries

This paper is based on a talk given before the Fiesole Collection Development Retreat, March 2004. It was originally intended to illuminate challenges of grant activity for…

Strategizing financing of public university libraries in East Africa

Recently there has been growing criticism of public universities in relation to government funding as competition becomes stiffer in the face of other equally demanding government…

Users' assessment of library security: a Nigerian university case study

The paper examines the incidence of theft and mutilation of library materials, and gives users’ assessment of library security and factors that influence theft and mutilation…

Intra‐organisational marketing culture and market orientation: a case study of the implementation of the marketing concept in a public library

The measurement of both marketing culture and behaviour provides the opportunity to gain more insight into the overall market focus of organisations. This article seeks to…

Management musings 19: going gently into the dark night of retirement

Discusses the issue of retirement age in developed countries. It is suggested that as an alternative to simply finishing work at a given age, working hours should be gradually…

Continuing professional development and workplace learning 10: human resource development – the policy imperative

Considers human resource development policy: public/national and organisational, and the implications and opportunities of such policy for individuals.

Reading and Reader Development: The Pleasure of Reading

Managing the Twenty‐first Century Reference Department: Challenges and Prospects

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