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Library Management

A Case Study Approach

  • 1st Edition - September 30, 2007
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Ravonne Green
  • Language: English

An essential reference for professionals within the Library and Information Science field, this book provides library managers with the requisite skills to utilize the case study… Read more

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Description

An essential reference for professionals within the Library and Information Science field, this book provides library managers with the requisite skills to utilize the case study approach as an effective method for problem solving and deliberation. The first chapter discusses the case study as a research tool. The second chapter outlines the processes involved in conducting a case study. An actual case model is presented in the third chapter. The succeeding chapters include case studies written by library management students at Valdosta State University in the USA. The chapters include discussion questions, analyses, and alternative scenarios to provoke further thought and discussion.

Key features

  • Written from a practitioners perspective
  • Draws on the authors wide-ranging practical experience as a library director
  • Guides the reader though the case study process

Readership

Practitioners and students of Library and Information Science

Table of contents

Part 1 The case study as a research tool: Why use the case study method? Case study basics; Utilizing the case study approach for program evaluation. Part 2 Valdosta State University student case studies: Special funding: Use it or lose it; Employee training; Censorship issues; Hiring decisions; To terminate or not to terminate, that is the question; Privacy issues; A question of service: A case study of a bookmobile incident; Here’s the new library, where are the staff? Can you teach an old dog new tricks? Conclusion.

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 30, 2007
  • Language: English

About the author

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Ravonne Green

Ravonne Green is an Assistant Professor at Valdosta State University in the MLIS program where she teaches library management courses.
Affiliations and expertise
Valdosta State University, USA

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