Special Libraries

A Survival Guide

AvJames M. Matarazzo Ph.D.,Toby Pearlstein

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Learn why special or corporate libraries must align with their parent organizations in order to survive in these difficult economic times—and how to foster and demonstrate this critical relationship.Special Libraries: A Survival Guide analyzes what has happened—and is still continuing to happen—to corporate libraries in order to identify the strategies that must be taken to protect their staff's survival. Through a careful examination of a series of case studies of corporate library reductions and closures, authors James M. Matarazzo and Toby Pearlstein suggest key strategies, tactics, and survival tools that all types of special library managers can use to minimize their chances of becoming a victim. The book underscores the importance of collecting data as a survival tool. Additionally, it identifies what needs to be taught to students currently enrolled in library and information science (LIS) programs to give them a leg up in careers.This advocacy book is essential reading for staff at special/corporate libraries in the English-speaking world who wish to retain their positions, but it also contains information applicable to today's academic, public, and even school libraries. It is appropriate for students in the field of library and information science, LIS faculty, and corporate executives responsible for the management of the information function.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-04-23
Mått:178 x 254 x 11 mm
Vikt:425 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781610692670

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Mer om författaren

James M. Matarazzo, PhD, is dean and professor emeritus at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College, Boston, MA. Toby Pearlstein, PhD, is retired director of global information services for Bain & Company, Inc., a strategic management consulting firm.

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The book constitutes a master class in planning for specialized information services. It is a must-read for special librarians concerned about their professional futures and is equally relevant for educators charged with developing competencies in library students. I highly recommend that library science educators include the book in their curricula, and I urge every special librarian to treat the book as a daily companion. We owe Matarazzo and Pearlstein a huge gratitude for having 'pulled it all together' for us

Innehållsförteckning

ForewordSylvia JamesIntroductionBarbara QuintPART I YOU ARE WHAT YOU MEASURE: THE IMPORTANCE OF DATA AS A SURVIVAL TOOLIntroductionJames M. Matarazzo and Toby Pearlstein1 Corporate Score: Marrying Two Expert Tools Will Help You Sustain Your Corporate LibraryJames M. Matarazzo and Toby Pearlstein2 Case Study: The AT&T Bell Laboratories Library NetworkDonald T. Hawkins3 Preface: The Glass Is Half FullA Review of Research Related to the Management of Corporate LibrariesJames M. Matarazzo and Toby PearlsteinPART II STRATEGIES AND TACTICS FOR SURVIVALIntroductionJames M. Matarazzo and Toby Pearlstein4 Staying Afloat in Turbulent WatersJames M. Matarazzo and Toby PearlsteinWith Lynne Palombo, Leigh Montgomery, and Elaine RainesAfterword: News Libraries: An UpdateLeigh Montgomery5 Corporate Libraries: A Soft Analysis and a WarningJames M. Matarazzo and Toby PearlsteinCompanion Essay: A Warning from the UKSylvia James6 Alternate Sourcing: A Critical Component of Your Survival ToolkitJames M. Matarazzo and Toby Pearlstein7 Resuscitated: The EPA Libraries' Near-Death ExperienceJames M. Matarazzo and Toby PearlsteinAfterword Redux: EPA Libraries at 40—Looking Toward a Bright FutureDeborah Balsamo8 Educating Special Librarians: "The Past Is Prologue"James M. Matarazzo and Toby Pearlstein9 Educating Special Librarians: In Search of a ModelJames M. Matarazzo and Toby Pearlstein10 Scenario Planning as Preventive MedicineJames M. Matarazzo and Toby Pearlstein11 Professional Association Membership as a Survival ToolSylvia James12 Corporate Library Survival outside the United States: Lessons from New Zealand and AustraliaGillian Ralph and Julie SibthorpePART III SO WHAT DOES YOUR MANAGER THINK?IntroductionJames M. Matarazzo and Toby PearlsteinCompanion Essay: Investment Management, Buy-Side Research, and the Information ProfessionalSylvia James13 What the Library Has to Do to Be SuccessfulChuck Pickelhaupt14 Information Services at Bain & Co., Inc.: Adding Value to the Future of the FirmMichael Zimmerman Interviews Steven Tallman15 Putnam Investments Corporate LibraryPatrick O'DonnellIndex