Library Management in Disruptive Times

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Library Management in Disruptive Times succeeds in placing 'disruptive innovation' into a library management context and offers ideas and insights that can help library managers to plan for a disruptive future. O'Connor's edited work coherently demonstrates that libraries are operating in disruptive times and offers a plethora of ideas about how libraries should be managed in order to thrive. The book offers insightful analysis from thought leaders in a number of key areas, which should help any library managers, or aspiring library managers, who read this book. * Alexandria * In compiling this international collection (the nine contributors are from Australia, Singapore, Greece, Sweden, the United States and Britain, and a number have extensive international experience) editor Steve O'Connor requested authors to 'write about the impact of "disruptive change" on libraries, library management and library managers as they saw it' (xiii). The challenge has elicited a remarkably broad range of responses in essays that both stand-alone but also cohere sufficiently to produce a collection that will have benefit for anyone experiencing rapid workplace change-both managers and the managed...there is some genuine insight and value in each of the chapters and the book can be recommended to a wide readership. While managers will get value by being challenged to think about the change activities within their own organisations, it will also give their staff the chance to (re)consider the issues that confront managers as they undertake change, and the extent to which the interests of all parties might be served by embracing disruption. -- Paul Genoni Library Management in Disruptive Times is a good overview for library directors who seek advice on managing the sweeping tides of change. -- Sarah Tusa * Serials Review *