Cover -- Organisational Culture for Information Managers -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of tables -- About the author -- Introduction -- Scope and audience -- Structure -- 1 The significance of organisational culture -- Introduction -- Why is understanding organisational culture so important? -- Organisational culture and information management - academic research -- What is organisational culture? -- Summary and conclusions -- References -- 2 National culture -- Introduction -- The debate surrounding national culture -- Models of national culture -- Hofstede's dimensions -- Summary and conclusions -- Note -- References -- 3 The structural environment -- Introduction -- Language -- Regional technological infrastructure -- Overview of the regulatory environment -- Privacy -- Freedom of information -- Copyright -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4 Ooccupational culture -- Introduction -- Occupational culture -- Occupational culture and information behaviours -- The impact of occupational culture on information management in a university -- Our occupational cultures -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Corporate culture -- Introduction -- Corporate culture - the tip of the iceberg -- Management style -- In-house language and narratives -- Visual cues inside the organisation -- External representation -- Conclusions -- References -- 6 Assessing information culture -- Introduction -- Framework for assessment -- Conclusions -- References -- 7 Scenarios -- Introduction -- Prganisation types -- Scenario one: establishing a special library service -- Scenario two: developing a business case for a digital library -- Scenario three: implementing an electronic document and records management system (EDRMS) -- Scenario four: establishing an in-house archives repository -- Conclusions -- References -- Conclusion -- Index.