Managing cultural change in public libraries Marx, Maslow, and management / John Pateman and Joe Pateman.

Author/creator Pateman, John, 1956-
Other author Pateman, Joe.
Other author Williment, Ken.
Other author Vincent, John, 1948-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
Subjects

SeriesRoutledge studies in library and information science
Contents Foreword / by Ken Williment -- Foreword / by John Vincent -- Analytical Framework -- The Traditional Library -- The Community Led Library -- The Needs Based Library -- Conclusions and Ways Forward
Abstract "In Managing Cultural Change in Public Libraries, Pateman draws on the ideas of Marx and Maslow to present an ambitious 'analytical framework', which, he says, can be used to create bold public-library strategies, structures, and systems. Pateman argues for radical--but sustainable--transformations in public libraries. In particular, he envisions: - Strategies that are focused on users with the greatest needs, and that have social justice at their core. Public libraries can be converted, Pateman says, from institutions of social control into agencies of social change. - Non-hierarchical staff structures, or 'holocracies' in which organizational positions are matched to individual strengths, talents, and skills. - Service structures which are flexible and are able to respond quickly and creatively to changing community needs. - Systems which are 'enabling' with policies, processes, and procedures which permit community needs to be identified and met. Prescriptive manuals will be superseded by parameters to encourage innovation and creativity. - Evaluation and assessment of library services which no longer rely on 'one-dimensional and misleading metrics' such as circulation, membership, and visits but, rather, depend on a more qualitative approach. Managing Cultural Change in Public Libraries will be of particular interest to advanced students, practitioners, and policymakers working in Library and Information Science. It offers hope of a world where 'every section of the community will be fully involved and engaged in the planning, design, delivery, and evaluation of library services' and of 'libraries which are inclusive and truly open to all'"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Issued in other formPrint version: Pateman, John, 1956- author. Managing cultural change in public libraries Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019 9781138705395
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018049114
ISBN9781315202198 (ebook)
ISBN9781351784337 (web pdf)
ISBN9781351784320 ( epub)
ISBN9781351784313 (mobi/kindle)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Electronic Resources Access Content Online ✔ Available