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Course:  Management of Information Organizations

This course covers (from syllabus):
"An introduction to current theory and practice of management in information organizations through the study of organizations, communications, decision making, planning, leadership, human resources and budgeting."
Learning Outcomes
  1. Identify, describe and analyze current organization theories and their application in LIS organizations' environments.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of creating effective organizational messages in a variety of forms.
  3. Prepare a project plan that incorporates considerations of timeline, resources, task identification and communication needs.
  4. Demonstrate an ability to work effectively in a task-oriented team environment.
  5. Demonstrate an understanding of key concepts in management including the areas of human resources, finance and budgeting, planning and leadership.
  6. Describe and discuss the competencies and leadership characteristics that are expected by LIS organizations.

Textbooks:  
Nelson, B., and Economy, P. (2010). Managing for dummies, 3rd ed. Hoboken, NJ:Wiley.
Cooke, H.S., and Tate, K. (2011). The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Project management, 2nd ed., New York: McGraw-Hill.
Course taken:  Spring 2012
Course# LIS 4040
3 Quarter Hours
Instructor:  Mary Stansbury, PhD
Department:  Library and Information Science

Project Management Assignment: Website Re-Design of EarlyChildhoodColorado.org

Project Charter
Project Management Plan: activities, timeline, expenditures, approvals
Milestones and Task List
Gantt Chart

The Future of Technology Skills in Academic Libraries

Xtranormal video on how academic library management is increasingly requiring IT skills in librarians.
techskills_acadlibs_litreview_houghtonv.pdf
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Group Project: The Future of Libraries

Literature review and online presentation
Team: Eric Bemiller, Tiffany Curtin, Gina Gajewski, Vivienne Houghton, Brian Shoemaker
Prezi created by Gina Gajewski

The Future of Library Management on Prezi

Competencies Analysis

This paper analyzes four of the eleven Library Management Competencies in the Competency Index for the Library Field published by WebJunction (2009). This set of four competencies includes Organizational Leadership, Strategic Planning, Community Relations and Marketing. This paper begins with an analysis of the four competencies as a whole.  This is followed by an application of each competency to a specific library organization.  Lastly, a suitable measure of achievement is identified for each of the four competencies.

competenciesanalysis_houghtonv.pdf
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