Special Libraries as Knowledge Management Centres
Special Libraries as Knowledge Management Centres

Author: Eva Semertzaki

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2011-06-24

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1780632665

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This book focuses on the role of special libraries as knowledge management centres in their organisations. It describes the work of a special library and the special library draws on the characteristics that make the nucleus of collecting and organising knowledge which is used for the benefit of the institution. By acquiring and sharing knowledge, staff will enhance the intellectual capital of the institution. Traditionally libraries are the information centres that organise and classify information. Further on they are the proper places to create human networks and to organise the knowledge hidden in the minds of the staff. This book also examines methods to prove the value of a special library for the parent organisation when it becomes the centre to gather knowledge. Draws on the characteristics that make a special library necessary for an organisation Shows the importance of knowledge management in an organisational environment Provides ways to persuade the management of an organisation that the special library is the proper centre for knowledge management

Managing the Special Library
Managing the Special Library

Author: Herbert S. White

Publisher: White Plains, NY : Knowledge Industry Publications

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13:

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What are special libraries and information centers? Evolution and development; Purposes and objectives; Standards, professionalism and salaries; Acquiring and distributing library materials; User expectations and enhanced services; The impact of technology; The budget process; Management communication: the key to growth and survival; Technical processing and services; The library's dependence on support from others; Professional and clerical staffing; Technology and the special library of the future.

Knowledge and Special Libraries
Knowledge and Special Libraries

Author: James M. Matarazzo

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 0750670843

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First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Special Libraries
Special Libraries

Author: Janet L. Ahrensfeld

Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Special Libraries Association

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13:

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Library and Information Center Management
Library and Information Center Management

Author: Robert D. Stueart

Publisher: Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13:

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This internationally acclaimed text serves as the basic management text in programs of library & information studies throughout the world. It is also used as a ready-reference & for workshop discussions in all types of libraries & information centers. As with previous editions, the authors present the principles of library & information center management in a conceptual framework as it examines the dynamics of organizational missions, goals, policies & programs, & people, as well as in relation to external forces (e.g., users & funding authorities) that encourage change. This current edition features expanded sections on the change process, strategic planning & management, & managing conflict through Total Quality Management (TQM) in a technology intense environment. Charts, diagrams, & appendixes of library policies, procedures, organograms, & other forms are included.