Moran - Library and Information Center Management

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Library and Information Center Management

Ninth Edition

Barbara B. Moran and Claudia J. Morner

Library and Information Science Text Series

Copyright 2018 by Barbara B. Moran and Claudia J. Morner

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Moran, Barbara B., author. | Morner, Claudia J., author. | Stueart, Robert D. Library management.

Title: Library and information center management.

Description: Ninth edition / Barbara B. Moran and Claudia J. Morner. | Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018] | Series: Library and information science text series | First through third editions, published 19771987, have title Library management; Fourth through seventh editions, authored by Robert D. Stueart and Barbara B. Moran and published 19932007, have title Library and information center management; Eighth edition, published 2013, was authored by Barbara B. Moran, Robert D. Stueart, and Claudia J. Morner. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017044827 (print) | LCCN 2017028573 (ebook) | ISBN 9781440854484 (ebook) | ISBN 9781440854477 (paperback : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Library administration. | Library administrationUnited States. | Information servicesManagement. | Information servicesUnited StatesManagement.

Classification: LCC Z678 (print) | LCC Z678 .S799 2018 (ebook) | DDC 025.1dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017044827

ISBN: 978-1-4408-5447-7 (paperback)

ISBN: 978-1-4408-5448-4 (ebook)

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Contents

Illustrations

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Preface

The first edition of this book was published in 1977. That edition, co-authored by Robert D. Stueart and John T. Eastlick, was designed to fill a need for a basic management textbook for library and information science (LIS) students. At the time it was published, there was little material available about library management, and LIS faculty who taught library management courses had either to assign textbooks intended for students in public administration or business management or to compile a reading list of selected material on management from various sources. During the more than 40 years since the publication of the first edition of Library Management , libraries and information services have changed dramatically and each new edition of this textbook has reflected these changes in both libraries and in their external environment. The ninth edition of this text is very different from the one that was published in 1977, but its purpose is the sameto provide in one volume a comprehensive introduction to all the most important functions in library management for not only LIS students but also for beginning library managers.

Each edition of the book has introduced new material and features. In the early editions before the internet, a large portion of each volume was devoted to examples of forms, charts and documents used by managers. More recently, those examples have been included in the companion Web site to the textbook. This new edition reflects the helpful feedback we have gotten from LIS faculty both in the United States and internationally who use the textbook in their courses. In preparing this revision, the authors have continued to draw freely from writing and research in cognate fields, including business management, public administration, and many areas of the social sciences. Although all of our chapters have been revised and updated, we have expanded the chapter on budgeting, with more real life examples and added a grant writing section to the fundraising chapter

This edition continues to provide numerous opportunities through case studies, role-plays, and simulations for experiential learning to enable students or beginning managers to apply their knowledge to real world problems or situations. In this latest edition, we have added more activities to allow students to interact with one another and to participate in managerial-related exercises. In this new addition, each chapter begins with Chapter Takeaways which lists the most important concepts covered in that chapter. Another new feature, Management on the Job is located near the beginning of each chapter and presents up-to-date examples of the application of the management function covered in that chapter in various library settings. This edition, also has added two new features to the end of each chapter: first a Practice What You Have Learned section, that allows students to apply the concepts from the chapter to their own experiences, and second, a Discussion Questions section, that poses challenging questions for students to discuss with one another. More of these experiential activities such as in-basket exercises, case studies and simulations, which can complement and supplement the material presented in the book can be found on the volumes companion Web site.

We hope that LIS faculty, students, and managers will find the material in the volume helpful. We have enjoyed writing this ninth edition and hope that our book will provide insight and perspective on this important function of management in library and information organizations.

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the many people have contributed to ninth edition of Library and Information Center Management. Readers of previous editions, including students, faculty, and practitioners, have made useful suggestions and many have been incorporated into this latest edition. Colleagues throughout the United States and the world have indicated the value of this textbook to them and to their students. We are grateful for their encouragement and hope they will be pleased with the changes made in this edition.