SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES
University of Alberta
LIS 504
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES FOR LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES
WINTER 1998
Instructor:
Dianne Oberg, Associate Professor
Calendar Description:
To introduce principles of management applicable to the organization of library and information services. Required course.
Objectives:
- To assist students to develop competencies in planning, organizing, communicating, directing and controlling programs of Library and Information Services.
- To provide a theoretical basis for courses in particular areas of management and in programs of Library and Information Services.
- To provide students with experience in analyzing and evaluating concepts and practise in group dynamics and communication skills.
Content:
This course will reflect three major facets of management and leadership as they affect the library/information organization:
- Internal Factors:
including the classic functions of leaders and managers such as planning and decision-making, organizing, staffing, controlling and evaluating.
- External Factors:
such as the larger political context within which the library/information centre operates.
- Personal Factors:
such as preferred leadership and management styles, basic personality and temperament types and communication styles.
Methods:
Team work, lectures, guest speakers, assessment activities, presentations.
Course Relationships:
LIS 501, 502, 503 to be taken before or at the same time as LIS 504.
Assignments and Evaluation:
Performance as Team Member or Team Leader - 20%
Team Performance Assessment - 20%
Class Presentation - 30%
Final Examination - 30%
Inclusive Language and Equity:
The Faculty of Education is committed to providing an environment of equality and respect for all people within the university community. Accordingly, staff and students should adhere to the principles of inclusive language use so that students' experiences and views are treated with equal respect and value in relation to their gender, racial background, sexual orientation, and ethnic background.
Required Textbook:
Stueart, R., & Barbara Moran, B. (1993). Library and information center management. 4th ed. Littleton, CO: