Best Practices for Corporate Libraries

Marjorie J. Porter, Sigrid E. Kelsey, Marjorie J. Porter, Sigrid E. Kelsey

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Year: 2011
• eBook ISBN: 9781598847383
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Library & Information Science
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

In this book, experts in the field describe best practices based on their experiences in corporate libraries worldwide. With information driving today's global economy, corporate librarians must become even more proactive in their daily assignments. Best Practices for Corporate Libraries will help them do just that through a series of papers that offer an international array of opinion and practice methods. This book showcases current practices in corporate library functions and suggests best practices for current librarians. It also examines some of the changes in librarianship that have arisen from changes in how information is provided and how corporations are now organized. Topics covered include library service functions, return on investment, measurements and evaluation, collaboration, communication and outreach in corporations, managing changes in the corporation and in the library, and legal issues such as intellectual property concerns. Drawing from the experience of 25 contributors, the book includes chapters covering corporate libraries in the United States, United Kingdom, India, Barbados, and Nigeria.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Illustrations
• Introduction
• I. Services and Facilities
• II. Communication and Networking
• III. Management
• IV. Marketing and Demonstrating Value
• V. Change Management and Reorganization
• VI. Current State of Libraries
• Glossary
• Index
• About the Editors and Contributors