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outcolder's review against another edition
3.0
My main problem with this book is that it never critically engages with the managerialism it is touting. It's for librarians, and it does apply different aspects of management thinking to the library and to non-profits, but it never takes a step back to ask if maybe this stuff shouldn't apply. Maybe all this Harvard Business Review chatter is actually harming the library. Somewhere between "it comes from 'business' it must be bad" and "the solution to bad management is more management" lies maybe some specks of truth glittering in the slag, but this book never does the work of sifting.
As another goodreads poster pointed out, it is basically a literature review. Under each topic, a chronological tour of management thought, and every once in a while a comment about what that is like in libraries.
Not that [b:Library and Information Center Management|1349816|Library and Information Center Management|Robert D. Stueart|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348101174s/1349816.jpg|1339485] is any better, although at least the cover is slightly less disturbing.
As another goodreads poster pointed out, it is basically a literature review. Under each topic, a chronological tour of management thought, and every once in a while a comment about what that is like in libraries.
Not that [b:Library and Information Center Management|1349816|Library and Information Center Management|Robert D. Stueart|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348101174s/1349816.jpg|1339485] is any better, although at least the cover is slightly less disturbing.
haileyannereads's review against another edition
3.0
This was the book for my MLIS required management class, so of course I didn't love it. But, it provided a good overview of the subject. The authors provide frequent input and examples, which keeps the text from being too terribly heavy. Overall, as far as management textbooks go, it was pretty good.
mojostdennis's review against another edition
4.0
I wouldn't call this book interesting, by a long shot, but it is easily one of the least painful textbooks I've ever read on a subject I'm not interested in. The examples are helpful, and the writing is straightforward and easy to understand.
amalgamation_of_things's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
3.0
A basic introduction to several management concepts for library professionals. Various parts are more or less relevant depending on your job position.
bookishstone's review against another edition
4.0
I have finished my last textbook for my MLS degree with this one. I'm glad this was my last book because it provided some great managerial advice which I will take and use in the future. There were a few things here and there I wish would have been explained better, but overall I am very happy with this one. I'm glad I will have it on my shelf for my future career in librarianship.
chelseymarie's review against another edition
3.0
I wish this would have been waaaaaaay more specific. Generalizations are nice but examples are what actually make topics make sense.
casbah's review against another edition
3.0
This was so boring but so necessary for management n00bs. I'm just glad the professor made us read the entire thing so that the $70+ I dropped on this didn't go to waste.