The contemporary library and information services manager: Skills and knowledge requirements

Business Information Review

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-56

  Knight, Jennine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b Christ's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change management; Communication; Effective leadership; Library and information services management; Management structures; Managing people; Motivation; Team management

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849117826     PISSN: 02663821     EISSN: 17416450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266382108101308     Document Type: Article

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