The Strategic Management of Technology: A Guide for Library

Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-1-84334-041-6
Verlag: Woodhead Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 330 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 468 g

Reihe: Chandos Information Professional Series

Aimed at professionals within Library and Information Services (LIS), this book is about the management of technology in a strategic context. The book is written against a backdrop of the complete transformation of LIS over the last twenty years as a result of technology. The book aims to provide managers and students of LIS at all levels with the necessary principles, approaches and tools to respond effectively and efficiently to the constant development of new technologies, both in general and within the Library and Information Services profession in particular. It looks at the various aspects of strategy development and IT management, and reviews the key techniques for successful implementation of strategy and policy.


- Written from a highly knowledgeable and well-respected practitioner in the field
- Draws on the author's wide-ranging practical experience of major strategy development and project management in technology within the library and information services field
- Provides practical and realistic solutions to real-world problems

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baker, David

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliotheks- und Auskunftssdienste
• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften EDV Systeme, Internet und elektronische Ressourcen in Bibliotheken
• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften, Archivwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Strategic technology management; Invention, innovation, improvement, integration; Strategy formulation I: scenario planning; Strategy formulation II: systems thinking; Strategy implementation; Summary; The case studies.

Über Autor(innen)

Baker, David
David Baker has published widely in the field of Library and Information Studies, with 20 monographs and over 100 articles to his credit. He has spoken worldwide at numerous conferences and led workshops and seminars. His other key professional interest and expertise has been in the field of human resources, where he has also been active in major national projects. He has held senior positions at several institutions, including as Principal and Chief Executive of Plymouth Marjon University, and Emeritus Professor of Strategic Information Management. He has also been Deputy Chair of the Joint Information Systems Committee (Jisc). Until recently, he was a member of the Board of Governors of the Universities of Northampton and South Wales. He is Chair of the Board of the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance. He is a leader in the field of library and information science.

David Baker, MA, MMus, MLS, PhD, MBA, FCILIP, FCMI, FRCO, FRSA, is Principal of University College Plymouth St Mark and St John and Professor of Strategic Information Management there. He was previously Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. He has worked in management and leadership roles in UK Higher Education for 30 years and has undertaken a number of major change management projects both in the UK and abroad, including many countries in Western Europe and the Third World.