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Library Staffing for the Future
Saman Schmehl Hines
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Description for Library Staffing for the Future
Hardback. This latest volume contains approaches from researchers around the world. The chapters explore such issues as skills-building and other professional development activities, changing demographic profiles of staff, changing modes of resource provision, succession planning, remote work, and planning for Linked Data. Series: Advances in Library Administration & Organization. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: GLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
The latest volume of Advances in Library Administration and Organization, contains approaches from researchers around the world. Sourced in management theory and hands-on practice, the chapters explore such issues as skills-building and other professional development activities, changing demographic profiles of staff, changing modes of resource provision, succession planning, remote work, and planning for Linked Data. New approaches to student staffing are examined, along with the relationship of library work to topics such as emotional intelligence and positive organizational behavior. Several chapters put forth research and case study information regarding methods for dealing with large-scale changes in library staffing with regard ... Read more
The latest volume of Advances in Library Administration and Organization, contains approaches from researchers around the world. Sourced in management theory and hands-on practice, the chapters explore such issues as skills-building and other professional development activities, changing demographic profiles of staff, changing modes of resource provision, succession planning, remote work, and planning for Linked Data. New approaches to student staffing are examined, along with the relationship of library work to topics such as emotional intelligence and positive organizational behavior. Several chapters put forth research and case study information regarding methods for dealing with large-scale changes in library staffing with regard ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Advances in Library Administration & Organization
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785604997
SKU
V9781785604997
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Ref
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Reviews for Library Staffing for the Future
Over the last several decades libraries have dealt with, and continue to deal with, unprecedented changes: budget cuts, technological disruptions, changes in higher education, and the need for librarians to prove their worth to a demanding population. Citing librarians as nothing if not resilient, Hines and Simons focus on the future of library staffing and consider approaches to sustainability and ... Read more