The Art of People Management in Libraries
Tips for Managing your Most Vital Resource

James McKinlay (Author), Vicki Williamson (Author)

9781843344230, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 20 January 2010

312 pages
23.3 x 15.6 x 2 cm, 0.55 kg

"The authors have produced a practical book that is current and aspiring library leaders from a variety of sectors will find useful." --The Australian Library Journal"A readable and useful book." --The Australian Library Journal

This book explores recent trends in human resource management practices and presents options for their application within the special context of libraries, especially academic and research libraries. It lays out a set of the most pressing HR management issues facing senior library leaders in the context of continuous organisational change in the 21st century and offers library practitioners effective tips for people management.

The library business is changing – please excuse our dust during renovations! Human resources: Your most vital resource – don’t leave it to chance! The rules of the game have changed
The systems thinking approach: The framework for developing a human resource management system
Systems thinking simplified – four primary concepts
Developing your people plan – a Systems Thinking approach
Leadership in HR management practices – the people edge competencies
Ten critical HR issues within libraries
Epilogue: ‘Just when we thought things were running smoothly …’.

Subject Areas: Acquisitions & collection development [GLH], Library & information sciences [GL]