Library Management: Case Study Approach, A

Description:
Aimed at professionals within the Library and Information Science field, this book aims to provide 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: 1. Written from a practitioner's perspective 2. Draws on the author's wide-ranging practical experience as a library director 3. Draws on the experience of library and information science students 4. Guides the reader though the case study process 5. Suggests strategies for establishing and maintaining appropriate political, ethical, and interpersonal relationships for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data and reporting the case study. The Editor: Ravonne Green is an Assistant Professor at Valdosta State University in the MLIS program where she teaches library management courses. Readership: The book is aimed at graduate library and information science students. Library administrators will find this tool useful for generating thoughtful discussions and solutions for management problems. Contents: Basic purposes, uses and conceptual distinctions of case study research Special funding: use it or loose it Employee morale and retention 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 is the staff? Can you teach an old dog new tricks?

Table of Contents:
Basic purposes, uses and conceptual distinctions of case study research; Special funding: use it or loose it; Employee morale and retention; 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 is the staff?; Can you teach an old dog new tricks?

Author Biography:
Ravonne Green is an Assistant Professor at Valdosta State University in the MLIS program where she teaches library management courses.