About the Book: Strategic Issues in Library Management
Over past few decades, the library environment is in a state of unceasing
dynamics driven by ever changing trends of information communication technology,
teaching pedagogies, educational reforms and institutional changes. Keeping pace
with the changes, library management in terms of collection, finance, human
resources have become a challenging task for LIS professionals.
Also introduction of new management concepts in libraries such as Total Quality
Management (TQM), Stress Management, Knowledge Management Corporate Culture etc.
have affected library management to a great extent. In this changing
environment, some of the familiar traditional library management techniques have
become obscured by new problems.