Managing in the Information Age

Ann Prentice is Professor Emerita at the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland. She is currently pursuing research in the areas of the effects of technology on managing information environments and assessment of academic programs and the relationship to information resources.

• Part 1 AcknowledgmentsPart 2 IntroductionPart 3 Part I. Living and Working in the Information AgeChapter 4 1 The Changing Environment in Which We Live and WorkChapter 5 2 The Sociopolitical and Organizational Context of InformationChapter 6 3 Diversity in the WorkforceChapter 7 4 Ethical IssuesPart 8 Part II. Management: Putting Theory into PracticeChapter 9 5 The Organization and Its FunctionChapter 10 6 LeadershipChapter 11 7 Motivation, Management, and the ManagerChapter 12 8 CommunicationChapter 13 9 MarketingPart 14 Part III. Managing the OrganizationChapter 15 10 Innovation and PlanningChapter 16 11 Organizing WorkChapter 17 12 Decision MakingChapter 18 13 Staffing SystemsChapter 19 14 Performance AppraisalChapter 20 15 Program Management and EvaluationChapter 21 16 Financial ManagementChapter 22 17 Planning and Managing Physical FacilitiesChapter 23 18 Knowledge ManagementPart 24 IndexPart 25 About the Author

...a well-articulated and a consistently organized work. It contains a wealth of suggestions for additional readings that will provide managers with introductory tools for addressing the challenges of library management in the information age....especially useful to graduate students in library and information science studying organization management.