1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460324303321

Titolo

Advances in library administration and organization : challenges and opportunities / / edited by Delmus Eugene Williams, Janine Golden, Jennifer K. Sweeney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-78441-909-5

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Collana

Advances in Library Administration and Organization, , 0732-0671 ; ; Volume 33

Disciplina

364.04199999999997

Soggetti

Library administration

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Advances in Library Administration and Organization; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; Investing in Human Resource Development: Strategic Planning for Success in Academic Libraries; Introduction; Purpose and Design of the Research; Limitations to the Research; Ethical Considerations; Literature Review; Strategic Planning; Background; Strategic Leadership; Understanding Strategic Planning Success and Failure; Human Resource Development (HRD); Background; An Integrative Approach to HRD; The Purpose and Responsibility of HRD Programs

HRD's Role in Fostering RelationshipsFindings and Discussion; Library Strategic Plan; Conclusion; References; Appendix; Questionnaire; Strategic Planning and HRD; Motivation and Engagement; Teamwork and Work Processes; The Future of University Research Libraries: Using Scenarios to Envision New Organizations; Introduction; Differences between Scenario Planning and Traditional Planning; Background and Literature Review; Scenarios; Higher Education Scenarios from the United States and Around the Globe; Scenarios and the Academic Library

Defining Culture, Development of Groups, and Leadership for ChangeLeadership for Change; Academic Libraries and Organizational



Culture; Discussion of Academic Library Organizational Culture Change; Human Resources; Conclusion and Further Research; Notes; References; Further Reading; Appendix: Full Text of All Four Institution Scenarios; Final Set of Scenarios; Institution A: Research Intensive Model (RIM); Description; University Context; Philosophy and Role; Institution B: Libraries as Infrastructure Providers and Community Builders (LIPCB); Description; University Context

Philosophy and RoleInstitution C: Proactive Approach (PA); Description; University Context; Philosophy and Role; Institution D: The Library as Research Teams (LRT); Description; University Context; Philosophy and Role; Senior Librarians' Perceptions of Successful Leadership Skills; Introduction; Literature Review; Historical Overview; Leadership Theories and Definitions; Transformational Leadership; Servant Leadership; Collaborative Leadership; Complexity Leadership; Adaptive Leadership; Emerging Leadership Theories; Library Leadership in the 21st Century; Successful Library Leadership Skills

Global Libraries and Diverse Global LeadershipCross-Cultural Management and Cultural Intelligence; Collaboration of Librarians of ALA Caucuses; Chinese American Librarians; African American Librarians; Asian/Pacific American Librarians; Hispanic Pacific American Librarians; Native Indian American Librarians; Challenges of Ethnic Librarians; Succession Planning for Next Generation Librarians; Conclusion; Methodology; Research Design; Participants; Materials (Instrument); Pilot Study; Data Analysis; Results; Pilot Study Findings; Primary Study Findings; Significant Emergent Themes; Discussion

Teamwork

Sommario/riassunto

Volume 33 of Advances in Library Administration and Organization brings together a range of diverse and reflective essays to provide strategies that will be of value in addressing challenges faced by current and future library managers.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781722203321

Autore

Owens Jonathan

Titolo

The foundations of grammar : an introduction to medieval Arabic grammatical theory / / Jonathan Owens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Pub. Co., , 1988

ISBN

1-283-31377-4

9786613313775

90-272-7863-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (xii, 371 pages)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences, , 0304-0720 ; ; v. 45

Disciplina

492/.75/09

Soggetti

Arabic language - Grammar - Theory, etc - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-357) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

THE FOUNDATIONS OF GRAMMAR AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL ARABIC GRAMMATICAL THEORY; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Symbols and conventions; PREFACE; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, CLASS and DEPENDENCY; 3. MORPHOLOGY; 4. WORD CLASSES; 5. THE NOUN PHRASE; 6. TRANSITIVITY; 7. ELLIPSIS; 8. MARKEDNESS IN ARABIC THEORY; 9. SYNTAX, SEMANTICS AND PRAGMATICS; NOTES; APPENDIX I. LIST OF MEDIEVAL ARABIC LINGUISTICS WHOSE WORKS ARE CITED; APPENDIX II. BRIEF SUMMARY OF GRAMMATICAL CONSTRUCTIONS; APPENDIX III. ORIGINAL ARABIC QUOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF NAMES FROM THE CLASSICAL PERIOD; SUBJECT INDEX; INDEX OF ARABIC GRAMMATICAL TERMS

Sommario/riassunto

The Arabic grammatical tradition is one of the great traditions in the history of linguistics, yet it is also one that is comparatively unknown to modern western linguistics. The purpose of the present book is to provide an introduction to this grammatical tradition not merely by summarizing it, but by putting it into a perspective that will make it accessible to any linguist trained in the western tradition. The reader should not by put off by the word 'medieval': Arabic grammatical theory shares a number of fundamental similarities with modern linguistic



theory. Indeed, one might argue that