The Strategic Management of Technology
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The Strategic Management of Technology

A Guide for Library and Information Services

  1. 330 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Only available on web
eBook - PDF

The Strategic Management of Technology

A Guide for Library and Information Services

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About This Book

Aimed at professionals within Library and Information Services (LIS), this book is about the management of technology in a strategic context. The book is written against a backdrop of the complete transformation of LIS over the last twenty years as a result of technology. The book aims to provide managers and students of LIS at all levels with the necessary principles, approaches and tools to respond effectively and efficiently to the constant development of new technologies, both in general and within the Library and Information Services profession in particular. It looks at the various aspects of strategy development and IT management, and reviews the key techniques for successful implementation of strategy and policy.

  • Written from a highly knowledgeable and well-respected practitioner in the field
  • Draws on the author's wide-ranging practical experience of major strategy development and project management in technology within the library and information services field
  • Provides practical and realistic solutions to real-world problems

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. The Strategic Management of Technology: A Guide for Library and Information Services
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Bibliography
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. List of abbreviations
  9. List of figures and tables
  10. About the author
  11. Chapter 1. Strategic technology management
  12. Chapter 2. Invention, innovation, improvement, integration
  13. Chapter 3. Strategy formulation I: scenario planning
  14. Chapter 4. Strategy formulation II: systems thinking
  15. Chapter 5. Strategy implementation
  16. Chapter 6. Summary
  17. The case studies
  18. Further reading
  19. Index