"The literature of library and information management is often of little
assistance to the professional who supervises. Interactions with departments
and services of the parent organization, such as conforming
to policies on personnel, purchasing or accounting, are seldom clarified.
Some of the literature reports management theories which were developed
for business organizations. However, these theories may not be
applicable to libraries, since libraries do not have the same types or levels
of personnel, are not organized in the same way, and cannot amortize
equipment or take advantage of other tax features which companies
utilize. The authors of literature on management theory warn that, because
of differences in the way companies are organized and operated,
it can be dangerous to borrow concepts or ideas that worked in one company
and apply them to another. In fact, even the designations ""top
management,"" ""middle management"" and ""supervisory management""
signify different concepts in different companies and libraries."
Publisher
Graduate School of Library Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Use this login method if you
don't
have an
@illinois.edu
email address.
(Oops, I do have one)
IDEALS migrated to a new platform on June 23, 2022. If you created
your account prior to this date, you will have to reset your password
using the forgot-password link below.
