Democracy and the management of information.
Title:
Democracy and the management of information.
Author:
O'Connor, Stephen.
ISBN:
9781845444273
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (87 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- English Abstracts & keywords -- French Abstracts & keywords -- German Abstracts & keywords -- Editorial -- Libraries and democracy - management implications -- Bridging the digital divide: a review of current progress -- Informing Parliament -- Diffusing information for democracy: an insight of the South African Parliament -- Information skills of undergraduate business students - a comparison of UK and international students -- Quality management initiatives in Balme Library: possibilities, challenges and constraints for top management commitment -- Management musings 15: looking ahead: how far? -- Continuing professional development and workplace learning 6: HRD and organisational learning -- Establishing a new knowledge channel: a three-dimensional service model of the Shanghai Library -- Training virtual library network's staff using the Internet: the experience of the Latin American and the Caribbean Social Science Virtual Library online course -- Book reviews -- Note from the publisher.
Abstract:
Libraries are frequently described in such terms as the ''cornerstones of liberty'' and as a ''democratic institution''. These descriptions offer lofty aspirations which have considerable support among both many librarians and many library users. They are expressed in a number of international and national statements including the IFLA UNESCO Public Library Manifesto. But their fulfilment poses challenges for management. Through modelling the democratic ideal, and defending it in difficult times, libraries and their managers can make a major contribution to the promotion and strengthening of democracy.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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