Libraries as User-Centered Organizations
Imperatives for Organizational Change
Meredith A. Butler(Author)
Haworth Press Inc
Published on 23. March 1994
Book
Hardback
268 pages
978-1-56024-616-9 (ISBN)
Description
How do we begin to assess the impact of economic, technological, demographic, and management trends in our environment and understand the long term implications? How can administrators, managers and information professionals take advantage of these trends? How can librarians empower staff and change organizational hierarchies to create more responsive and rewarding environments? How do we restructure organizations to make them more learning- and student-centered and more responsive to the needs of new clienteles? These are just a few of the questions addressed in Libraries as User-Centered Organizations, which examines organizational change from the point of view that academic institutions are experiencing a paradigm shift in the definition of their mission, their focus, and their activities. As librarians move into a new paradigm of library as gateway and connector, they must also shift their focus from the information product to the user of information. This profound change in vision is explored in this book through the concept of user-centeredness, a focus on the habits, needs, desires, dislikes, abilities, and preferences of the user. Libraries as User-Centered Organizations explores a variety of important aspects of organizational change including:
leadership styles
sustaining and expanding staff empowerment and creativity
collaboration between libraries and computer centers
creating multicultural organizations
remolding the library science educational structure
organizational change in professional associationsLibraries as User-Centered Organizations looks at current trends affecting higher education, research libraries, professional education for librarians, professional associations, and publishing from the point of view of some of the leaders in these fields and offers readers a context for viewing organizational change. The book is of particular assistance to library administrators and educators engaged in planning for change and rethinking operations and services.
leadership styles
sustaining and expanding staff empowerment and creativity
collaboration between libraries and computer centers
creating multicultural organizations
remolding the library science educational structure
organizational change in professional associationsLibraries as User-Centered Organizations looks at current trends affecting higher education, research libraries, professional education for librarians, professional associations, and publishing from the point of view of some of the leaders in these fields and offers readers a context for viewing organizational change. The book is of particular assistance to library administrators and educators engaged in planning for change and rethinking operations and services.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Binghamton
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Weight
612 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56024-616-9 (9781560246169)
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Content
Contents Introduction
Higher Education, the Production Function, and the Library
The Changing Business of Scholarly Publishing
Technological Innovation and Organizational Change
Organizational Change and Leadership Styles
Empowerment, Organization and Structure: The Experience of the Indiana University Libraries
Leadership for User Services in the Academic Library
Creating a Virtual Information Organization: Collaborative Relationships Between Libraries and Computing Centers
The New York State Library: A Vision for Networked Services
Library Information at the Rockefeller University: A First Look
Creating the Multicultural Organization: A Call to Action
Recruiting New Populations to the Library Profession
The Research University and Education for Librarianship: Considerations for User-Centered Professionals in Libraries
Achieving the Vision: Rethinking Librarianship
The Role of Professional Associations in Organization Change: Toward User-Centeredness
Change and the Referent Organization: The Coalition for Networked Information
Reference Notes Included
Higher Education, the Production Function, and the Library
The Changing Business of Scholarly Publishing
Technological Innovation and Organizational Change
Organizational Change and Leadership Styles
Empowerment, Organization and Structure: The Experience of the Indiana University Libraries
Leadership for User Services in the Academic Library
Creating a Virtual Information Organization: Collaborative Relationships Between Libraries and Computing Centers
The New York State Library: A Vision for Networked Services
Library Information at the Rockefeller University: A First Look
Creating the Multicultural Organization: A Call to Action
Recruiting New Populations to the Library Profession
The Research University and Education for Librarianship: Considerations for User-Centered Professionals in Libraries
Achieving the Vision: Rethinking Librarianship
The Role of Professional Associations in Organization Change: Toward User-Centeredness
Change and the Referent Organization: The Coalition for Networked Information
Reference Notes Included