| Dessription |
Library and information centers are experiencing change in almost every area of responsibility and activity. The only constant in today’s library and information services organizations is change. Recognizing that change is inevitable, coping with its effects, and embracing its outcome are vital steps in those organizations. External factors—those political, economic, social, and technological factors—reinforce the need to examine not only what is done and why it is done, but also the way it is done. One aim is to more effectively implement new methods and systems in an ongoing organization. The change factor requires consideration of models, methods and techniques, tools, skills, and other forms of knowledge that go into making up the practice of information services. How this goal is accomplished depends upon how organizations address those questions in a planned, systematic fashion. |
