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Library Management: A case study approach

Ravonne Green, Valdosta State University, USA

Chandos Information Professional Series

 - written from a practitioners perspective
 - draws on the authors wide-ranging practical experience as a library director
 - guides the reader though the case study process
 - suggests strategies for establishing and maintaining appropriate political, ethical, and interpersonal relationships for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data and reporting the case study

An essential reference for professionals within the Library and Information Science field, this book provides library managers with the requisite skills to utilize the case study approach as an effective method for problem solving and deliberation. The first chapter discusses the case study as a research tool. The second chapter outlines the processes involved in conducting a case study. An actual case model is presented in the third chapter. The succeeding chapters include case studies written by library management students at Valdosta State University in the USA. The chapters include discussion questions, analyses, and alternative scenarios to provoke further thought and discussion.

Readership: Graduate library and information science students. Library administrators will find this tool useful for generating thoughtful discussions and solutions for management problems.

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About the author

Ravonne Green is an Assistant Professor at Valdosta State University in the MLIS program where she teaches library management courses.

Contents

PART 1 THE CASE STUDY AS RESEARCH TOOL
PART 2 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT CASE STUDIES

PART 1 THE CASE STUDY AS RESEARCH TOOL

Why use the case study method?
Ravonne A. Green

Case study basics
Ravonne A. Green

lizing the case study approach for program evaluation
Ravonne A. Green

PART 2 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT CASE STUDIES

Special funding: use it or lose it
Wendell C. Stone

Employee training
Christopher Sharpe

Censorship issues
Sammy Dees

Hiring decisions
Nicol Lewis

To terminate or not to terminate, that is the question
Matthew Sunrich

Privacy issues
Haley Mims and Leah Dasher

A question of service: a case study of a bookmobile incident
Tara McCann

Here’s the new library, where are the staff?
Maradith H. Sheffield

Can you teach an old dog new tricks?
Kenneth N. McCullers

Conclusion
Ravonne A. Green