Strategic management for public libraries
Subtitle: a handbook
By: Robert M. Hayes and Virginia A. Walter.
Contributors: Walter, Virginia A.
Series: The Greenwood library management collection,
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Public libraries -- United States -- Planning.; Strategic planning -- United States.
Description: Drawing on Hayes's previous work in Strategic Management for Academic Libraries, this professional reference addresses the unique circumstances and needs of public libraries and provides thorough guidance on how to manage change successfully in the community library environment.

The volume provides a conceptual framework for strategic management, identifies its major concerns and relationships to the tactical and operational management of public libraries, discusses the particular problems and needs of community libraries, and details the assessment of the library's strategic position. The final section of the book offers extensive practical information for formulating and implementing strategic management in the public library setting.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-227) and index.