Managing Change and People in Libraries (Chandos Information Professional Series)

Managing Change and People in Libraries is designed to help library staff find options and compromises to personnel and management problems associated with the constant changes faced in libraries today. This text looks at theories of management, how people and processes change the stresses faced, how to analyze problems, find directions for change to be used and learn how to change negatives into positives in the workplace. The book is designed to help readers find direction and purpose in working practice. Theories explained through real life examples Alternatives developed out of facts Common principles of behaviour applied to management changes Content: Front matter , Pages i-iii Copyright , Page iv List of figures , Page vii About the author , Page ix Acknowledgments , Page xi Preface , Pages xiii-xv Disclaimer , Page xvii 1 - Basic theories , Pages 1-9 2 - Management gone wrong , Pages 11-17 3 - Reconstruction , Pages 19-26 4 - Pushing the positive , Pages 27-34 5 - Changing negatives to positives , Pages 35-47 6 - Ebbing stress , Pages 49-55 7 - Changing change to make a change , Pages 57-61 8 - Revving up enthusiasm , Pages 63-67 9 - Design for longevity , Pages 69-73 10 - Production – not luck , Pages 75-78 11 - Conclusion , Pages 79-80 Further reading , Pages 81-87 Index , Page 89 This Title Is Designed To Help Any Staff Member Find Options And Compromises To Personnel And Management Problems Associated With The Constant Changes Faced In Libraries Today. Basic Theories -- Management Gone Wrong -- Reconstruction -- Pushing The Positive -- Changing Negatives To Positives -- Ebbing Stress -- Changing Change To Make A Change -- Revving Up Enthusiasm -- Design For Longevity -- Production - Not Luck -- Conclusion. Tinker Massey. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 81-87) And Index.