Strategic management for today's libraries /
v, 146 p. ; 26 cm. Includes index. Content notes : Introduction to Strategic Management --
pt. I. Trend Analysis. 1. Trends Challenging the Library: Technological, Economic, Social, Political. 2. The Future of the Public Library. 3. The Future Revisited --
pt. II. Political Context. 4. The Politics of Cooperation. 5. The Politics of Information. 6. The Fortune Cookie: Socio-Political Impact of Information Technology. 7. Washington Update. 8. Politics and the Public Library: A Management Guide --
pt. III. Innovation. 9. Managing Innovation --
pt. IV. Economic Issues. 10. User Fees I: The Economic Argument. 11. User Fees II: The Library Response --
pt. V. The Impact of Technology. 12. Library Automation: The Next Wave. 13. Sex, Kids, and the Public Library. 14. Reference Revolutions. 15. Educational Programming in the Digital Era. 16. The Yin and Yang of Knowing --
pt. VI. Literacy. 17. Libraries, Literacy, and the Future --
pt. VII. What "Global" Means for Libraries. 18. Is There a Global Role for Metropolitan City Libraries? --
pt. VIII. The Library of Congress. 19. More than a Library for Congress: Making LC the Nation's Library --
pt. IX. Personal Style. 20. Five Women --
pt. X. Measuring Success--
Index. Libraries and society - United States. Strategic planning - United States.
