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Autore |
Afzal Waseem |
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Titolo |
Management of information organizations / / Waseem Afzal |
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Oxford : , : Chandos Publishing, , 2012 |
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Edizione |
[1st edition] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (181 p.) |
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Collana |
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Chandos information professional series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Library administration |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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