on library management
2006-08-17 23:34:20 · 1 answers · asked by samuel b 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
I suppose there is a relatively local or personal context to your questions.
"Millenium" is used far too much and really has no actual value apart from a PR concept. Since you are interested in libraries, check out Stephen J. Gould's "Confronting the Millenium" for more about this subject.
As far asissues confronting library management, isn't it always the same - how to enable greater access, ease of use, expansion of materials, and development of resources. Libraries tend to be far too "momentary" in their collections, focusing on tracking usage and relentelessly culling collections of items that do not seem to be in demand. Thus valuable older materials disappear from the collections, or obscure and vital reference items.
However, not all libraries are supposed to be the Library of Congress, gathering everything published. (Well, let's not debate that over-simplified statement, it's used for illustration value.) Every library has a defined purpose. It collections should of course serve that purpose. Nonetheless, within the definiition of the library, shallow management principles will still mean the collections are shallow, and the administration of concepts of access will tend to the draconian rather than the innovative and interesting.
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2006-08-18 00:09:45 · answer #1 · answered by Der Lange 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋