TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lahiri, Ramansu
TI  - Management of Libraries: Concepts and Practices 
SN  - 817000201X (pb)
U1  - 020.68 
PY  - 1996///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Ess Ess Publications
N1  - Section One: LIS Education 1
Part I : Students Input 2
Conceptual Foundation 2
Objective of LIS education 2
Stages in LIS profession 5
Students 6
At threshold 7
In studentship 8
Post studentship 9
Observation 10
A proposal 12
Conclusion 14
Report of a case study 15
Part II: Learning 'Serials' 38
Conceptual Foundation 39
Learning material 42
Serial as learning material 43
Serials: Importance & Peculiarities 43
Serials: Scope of Learning 44
Conclusion 50
References (Section One) 51
Section Two: User 53
Part I: User Study 54
Conceptual Foundation 54
User as customer .55
Obligation of the Management 56
User study 57
User Study: Preliminaries 57
User and influencing factors 57
User behaviour model ^
Category of users
Basic steps
Methodology & Principles 66
Literature Use: Findings 69
User in University. Library: a case study 71
User in School Library and the reality:
a case study
Part II: Service to Rural Users
Conceptual Foundation
Target groups: Characteristics
Target groups: Their approach
Organization
Objectives
Nature of Service
An ideal system
Services from small-organisation
References (Section Two)
Section Three: Human Resource Management
Conceptual Foundation
Part I: Motivation ^
Introduction
Motivation Theories
Causes of low motivation
Indian Scenario (1975-85)
Suggestion . , . ^ 197
Herzberg's theory: an empirical study J
Part II: Problems in Serial-Unit
Introduction ,
Arrangement
Serial administration: a system
Nature of work
Quality of the personnel
Discrimination
Characteristics of middle-management J
Report of a case study
Report of another study
Part III: A Staffing Pattern 175
Introduction 175
A proposed formula 176
Report of a case study 177
References (Section Three) 187
Section Four: HRM (Stress & Coping) 192
Conceptual Foundation 193
Part I: Decision points in SCS 199
SCS: Input, Process, Output 199
Decision Points 203
Characteristics 204
Strategy 205
Use of information 207
Observation 208
Part II: Payment Factors in SCS 216
References (Section Four) 230
Section Five: Forecasting 232
Conceptual Foundation 233
Report of a case study 234
References (Section Five) 248
Section Six: Cost Effectiveness Analysis 249
Conceptual Foundation 250
Report of a case study 251
References (Section Six) 263
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