With contributions from expert professional library leaders and educators , this edited collection offers thought-provoking perspectives on the challenge of the current operating environment across a range of library sectors, library professional associations and geographic regions. As leading influencers of the professional thinking and management behaviours of the profession, the contributors apply their own unique perspectives to the challenges of disruptive change in libraries globally.

Key topics covered include:

leading change

management fads and their impact on libraries

user engagement

the value of collaboration and consortia

library management and the global economic crisis

agile management techniques

the role of professional associations in redefining the profession

developing management skills on the job planning for the future."--Back cover.