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What is Library Management

Chapter 6
Literacy Skill Development for Library Science Professionals
Management refers to series of functions for the organization and administration of various activities and people in the organization. Management is essential for all types of organization and libraries are no exception. Libraries had very limited financial resources and limited services. Now libraries exist in great variety. These vary in size, goals, structural pattern, financial resources, staff and many other characteristics. From management point of view, these very in management style, morale of the staff, environment for innovation, etc. Now a variety of information and communication technologies are available as means to improve library services and operations.
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An Assessment on Managerial Skills Among Library Professionals Working in Affiliated Colleges of Bharathidasan University
X. Mercy Angeline (Alagappa University, India) and B. S. Swaroop Rani (Bishop Heber College, India)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7125-4.ch006
Abstract
The changing environment of academic libraries in India demands new skills and competencies for future academic library professionals. This chapter discusses the managerial skills for the library professionals in the present scenario. The main objective is to highlights the managerial skills for practicing library professionals. It also discusses the functions of library management, how it is benefited to library professionals. It is also discussed that library professionals who have the managerial skills perform and maintain the library.
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