Re-engineering Library Management Structure in Nigerian University Libraries for Effective Service Delivery
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2008-01-01
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NLA
Abstract
The practice of consciously and continually shaping an organisation
through the act of directing and controlling a group of people for the
purpose of coordinating and harmonising the group towards
accomplishing a goal beyond the scope of individual effort describes
the term “management”. This paper, through combinations of
personal experiences, visits to libraries and literature review
approaches, examines factors shaping management structure in
University libraries, while suggesting ways of re-engineering
management structure in libraries for effective service delivery. It
advises librarians to endeavour to understand the needs of their
customers and strive to respond to these demands through changes
in management structure but not to expect to find a single
organisation structure to fit all libraries or even to satisfy their own
organisation forever.