Corrall, Sheila
(1997)
Creating change without chaos: Preparing libraries for the 21st century.
In: Towards a Worldwide Library: A Ten Year Forecast, 23 September 1996 - 26 September 1996, Essen, Germany.
Abstract
Library planning and management must change significantly if services are to survive and thrive in the future. Current issues and pressures present complex challenges for managers, including the difficulties of coping with the economic and electronic imperatives, and judging the pace of change. We need a strategic management framework to transform our visionary dreams into concrete actions. This means thinking strategically, involving stakeholders, and planning with partners to develop services tailored to customer priorities. At a practical level one of the hardest tasks is to manage time and priorities, to strike the right balance between maintaining existing service to an acceptable standard and working on improvements for the future. The world of business offers models, tool and techniques which can usefully be adopted and adapted by library managers. Strategic planning and total quality management require a long-term commitment to getting things right, but it is also important to find ways of showing quick visible results to impress paymasters and motivate staff. The focus of staff training will shift from specifying and testing job-related skills and competencies to developing capabilities and managing talent. Organizational structures will follow some general trends, but must be designed to suit individual institutions at their particular stage of development. Structures need to be fit for their purpose and fluid to enable progress. Communication is the key to success in the change process and must be managed actively. Effective library managers will be leaders with vision, people who are flexible and listen to the views of others, but who are also decisive and prepared to take responsibility for change.
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| Date: |
1997 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
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No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
19th International Essen Symposium |
| Volume: |
21 |
| Publisher: |
Universitätsbibliothek Essen |
| Place of Publication: |
Essen, Germany |
| Page Range: |
66 - 77 |
| Event Title: |
Towards a Worldwide Library: A Ten Year Forecast |
| Event Dates: |
23 September 1996 - 26 September 1996 |
| Event Type: |
Conference |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Information Sciences > Library and Information Science |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Academic, libraries, Change, management, Operational, plans, Organizational, structures, Strategic, planning, Staff, training |
| ISBN: |
3-922602-22-3 |
| ISSN: |
0931-7503 |
| Editors: |
| Editors | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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| Helal, Ahmed H | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | Weiss, Joachim W | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Official URL: |
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED406980.pdf |
| Date Deposited: |
18 May 2015 15:28 |
| Last Modified: |
31 Jul 2020 19:09 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/25236 |
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