Library Management and Planning

Contents: Preface.1.  Librarianship and the philosophy of information. 2. Planning for development. 3. The agile organisation for libraries. 4. Managing change. 5. Managing the catalogue department. 6. Managing classification. 7. Adapting new technologies to connect people with information. 8. Users: their impact on planning the agile library. 9. How to meet the challenges of tomorrow. 10. Protecting the collection. Bibliography. Index.

"Today besides other things, the library needs to be viewed as the connecting point between compus needs and relevant information. It is a time of change that is increasing at an unprecedented rate fueled by technological developments. Hence the library management and planning is all the more important because information has become a valuable commodity.
 
Aim of this book is to provide material on the management and planning of the libraries as required in our modern age of information. Different new parameters relevant to the subject have been included keeping in view the course contents of library science. "(jacket)