IST 614: MANAGEMENT OF LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTERS

AGENDA FOR CHAT SESSION

Mar. 29, 1998



Opportunity for Questions or Comments

  • Comments on Assignments, Exam, Readings
  • Additional Agenda Topics for Today?


Marketing

-- See Marketing - Basic concepts

Please come prepared to talk about applying these marketing concepts to one of the following:

  • an academic library
  • a public library
  • a corporate special library
  • a special library in a govt agency or association
  • a school library


Power

-- See Notes on Power and Dependency
If I have time to get a self-assessment on Dependency Situations I'll let you know via the bulletin board and those who wish to do the questionnaire and score it may wish to talk about their results.

I will also ask you to consider cases of powerlessness (as defined by Kanter) and what someone might do to increase power in a specific situation.


Communication

Topic here relates to Deborah Tannen's article but also to issue of communicating with others of different backgrounds, for example, different cultures, different generations (There's been considerable discussion in the business literature recently about the baby boomers vs the baby busters.

Time Management

(if we have time!!)


Readings discussed Today