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The Art of People Management in Libraries

Tips for Managing your Most Vital Resource

A volume in Chandos Information Professional Series

Book2010

Authors:

James McKinlay and Vicki Williamson

The Art of People Management in Libraries

Tips for Managing your Most Vital Resource

A volume in Chandos Information Professional Series

Book2010

 

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Authors:

James McKinlay and Vicki Williamson

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    1 - The library business is changing – please excuse our dust during renovations!

    Pages 1-8

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    2 - Human resources: your most vital resource – don't leave it to chance!

    Pages 9-43

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    3 - The rules of the game have changed

    Pages 45-75

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    4 - The systems thinking approach: the framework for developing a human resource management system

    Pages 77-91

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    5 - Systems thinking simplified – four primary concepts

    Pages 93-134

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    6 - Developing your people plan – a Systems Thinking approach

    Pages 135-167

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    7 - Leadership in HR management practices – the people edge competencies

    Pages 169-189

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    8 - Ten critical HR issues within libraries

    Pages 191-274

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    9 - Epilogue: ‘Just when we thought things were running smoothly …’

    Pages 275-279

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    Bibliography

    Pages 281-284

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    Index

    Pages 285-289

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Description

This book explores recent trends in human resource management practices and presents options for their application within the special context of libraries, especially academic and research libraries. It lays out a set of the most pressing HR management issues facing senior library leaders in the context of continuous organisational change in the 21st century and offers library practitioners effective tips for people management.

This book explores recent trends in human resource management practices and presents options for their application within the special context of libraries, especially academic and research libraries. It lays out a set of the most pressing HR management issues facing senior library leaders in the context of continuous organisational change in the 21st century and offers library practitioners effective tips for people management.

Key Features

  • A practical ‘how-to’ book that provides realistic and proven solutions to real-world challenges
  • Provides examples from organizations to highlight concepts and their applications
  • Summary of key points at the end of each chapter, as well as specific tips in three areas: A – Attention (things to pay attention to); R – Results (initiatives that help to achieve desired results) and T – Techniques (ways to apply the concepts presented.
  • A practical ‘how-to’ book that provides realistic and proven solutions to real-world challenges
  • Provides examples from organizations to highlight concepts and their applications
  • Summary of key points at the end of each chapter, as well as specific tips in three areas: A – Attention (things to pay attention to); R – Results (initiatives that help to achieve desired results) and T – Techniques (ways to apply the concepts presented.

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ISBN

978-1-84334-423-0

Language

English

Published

2010

Copyright

Copyright © 2010 Woodhead Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.

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Chandos Publishing

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Authors

James McKinlay

Vicki Williamson