Redirection in academic library management

1993 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 176-177
Keyword(s):  
Academic Library ◽  
Library Management

scholarly journals Benchmarking user satisfaction in academic libraries - a case study

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (87) ◽  
pp. 29-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Mundt
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
Library Management ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Culture Of Assessment ◽  
Survey Results

Customer satisfaction and service quality have so far been evaluated mostly from a local perspective although the quality element has been firmly established in academic library management for at least a decade. Critics of inter-institutional comparisons often object that different preconditions are not considered adequately. Examples from a joint user satisfaction survey conducted by 15 German university libraries in 2001 suggest that comparative data are a suitable means to identify cases of "best practice" and can effectively initialize processes of customer-focussed improvement. Furthermore, if compared with corresponding statistical data or performance measures, satisfaction ratings can reveal possible structural strengths and deficits relative to other libraries. On the other hand, follow-up telephone interviews with participating libraries showed that the survey results substantially challenged the institutions' internal communication and public relations organisation, and underlined that even in a well-developed culture of assessment the need for professional mediation and coordination of comparative analyses may not be underestimated.

An Assessment on Managerial Skills Among Library Professionals Working in Affiliated Colleges of Bharathidasan University

2019 ◽  
pp. 128-145
Author(s):  
X. Mercy Angeline ◽  
B. S. Swaroop Rani
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Changing Environment ◽  
Managerial Skills ◽  
Library Management ◽  
Affiliated Colleges ◽  
Library Professionals

The changing environment of academic libraries in India demands new skills and competencies for future academic library professionals. This chapter discusses the managerial skills for the library professionals in the present scenario. The main objective is to highlights the managerial skills for practicing library professionals. It also discusses the functions of library management, how it is benefited to library professionals. It is also discussed that library professionals who have the managerial skills perform and maintain the library.

scholarly journals East Asian Collections and Organizational Transformation in Academic Libraries

2002 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-137
Author(s):  
Hitoshi Kamada
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Organizational Transformation ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Organizational Changes ◽  
Library Administration ◽  
Library Management ◽  
Vernacular Language ◽  
Management Quality ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness

Special aspects of East Asian collections, induced by constraints in handling vernacular-language information from East Asia, have distanced those collections from mainstream academic library administration. Mean-while, substantial organizational transformation is changing the landscape of academic library management. Quality management, staffing changes, a desire for demonstrated efficiency and effectiveness, and strategic planning are some of the major forces of organizational change in academic libraries now having an effect on East Asian collections. This article explores how organizational changes affect East Asian collections, entities often marginalized in this era of transformation, and how East Asian collections should respond to the changes.

scholarly journals Book Review: So You Want to Be an Academic Library Director

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 220
Author(s):  
Pat Hawthorne
Keyword(s):  
Academic Library ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Library Directors ◽  
Library Management ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Library Director ◽  
Director Characteristics

This volume comprises thirteen reflective essays by library leaders offering perspectives on their personal experiences and lessons learned regarding academic library management. Editor Colleen S. Harris notes in the very brief preface: “To complement the formal research on academic library director characteristics, I have recruited library directors to write essays reflecting on various aspects of their work as library directors.” Although she alludes to research studies regarding the knowledge, skills, and characteristics of successful managers and leaders, none of the chapters cite any such studies, and the book unfortunately lacks a substantive introductory chapter to complement and provide context for the essays by presenting relevant research findings. It almost seems as though the intent was to provide a more thorough introduction to this literature and the studies, but somehow that introductory chapter did not make it into the volume.

scholarly journals The Idea of Academic Library Management

1975 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 464-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Horn
Keyword(s):  
Academic Library ◽  
Library Management

Open Source Software solutions in Indian libraries

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 409-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anilkumar Hanumappa ◽  
Mallikarjun Dora ◽  
Viral Navik
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library Management ◽  
Library Automation ◽  
Library Management System ◽  
Library Professionals

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the Open Source Software (OSS) market relevant to Indian libraries and more specifically, to review the existing library automation, i.e. Integrated Library Management System (ILMS) and Digital Library (DL) software solutions. Design/methodology/approach – Survey method was adopted to collect data for this study and the sample population for this study included 356 library professionals. Findings – The study findings indicate presence of OSS like Koha and NewGenLib in the ILMS category and Dspace, Eprints and Greenstone in the DL software category in India. The study also indicates that there is considerable interest among Indian libraries to adopt or migrate to OSS. Research limitations/implications – The sample included largely, more than 80 percent, responses from the academic library segment and hence the results and analysis maybe more skewed to the academic library segment. However the implications of this study could be extended to other type of libraries and facilitate library professionals to make software choices with respect to library automation. Originality/value – In addition to exploring the opportunities of OSS implementation in Indian libraries, the study includes issues related to migration, implementation, budget, training, etc. The study would have value for library professionals and OSS vendors to understand the Indian library market in the context of OSS.

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