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Management of information organizations /

This book is a significant step towards developing a body of management knowledge pertinent to the context of Library Information Science (LIS) and provides a succinct but deep account of management and information organizations. Management of Information Organizations presents a broad view of the i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Afzal, Waseem
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, UK : Chandos Pub., 2012.
Colección:Chandos information professional series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
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  • Cover; Management of Information Organizations; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; About the author; 1 Information; Data, information, knowledge, and wisdom; Sources of information; Means to acquire information; Qualities of information; Content, conduit, and user; Human information behavior; Value of information; Notes; 2 Organizations; Introduction; Brief history of early organizations and progression to the current ones; Organization theory perspectives.
  • Application of organization theory perspectives to information organizationsConstituents of an organization; Organizational departments and functions; Notes; 3 Management; Introduction to management; Management process; Management in information organizations; Management in the information age; Note; 4 Information organizations; Introduction; Information organizations: definition and description; Important foundations; Information organizations sector; Libraries and museums: information organizations; Salient features of information organizations; Notes.
  • 5 Role of information managers and information professionals in organizationsIntroduction; Information manager; Information professional; Epilogue; References; Index.