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| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
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Marcum, James W. – Library Administration and Management, 1998
Provides background and context for the issue of outsourcing. Illustrates the practice as it exists in libraries. Offers a model for analyzing outsourcing alternatives and a scenario for testing the model, and suggests alternate approaches for management. (Contains 52 references.) (AEF)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Information Services, Information Technology, Library Administration
Jette, Karen D.; Dixon, Clay-Edward – Library Administration and Management, 1998
Examines reasons for hiring contingent employees or outsourcing vendor services in libraries, as well as disadvantages of contingent employees. Considers the issue of exploitation. Explores the extent to which contingent employees are a part of the organizational structure, and discusses effective management for positive outcomes and ways to…
Descriptors: Employment Practices, Employment Problems, Information Industry, Information Services
