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Peer reviewedWhite, Herbert S. – Special Libraries, 1989
Discusses several pitfalls that face corporate special librarians, including: defining the library role; management control; decentralization; budgeting; user expectations; purchasing control; organizational propaganda; reporting; clerical staffing; and end-user searching. (five references) (MES)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Corporate Libraries, Library Administration, Library Role
Prusak, Laurence; Matarazzo, James M. – Library Journal, 1990
Summarizes results of a survey on the value of the corporate library and presents a strategy for successful information management: (1) learn the information needs of senior executives; (2) be businesslike; (3) defend your turf; (4) segment the market; (5) market to those who need information; and (6) be involved in the business. (Three…
Descriptors: Corporate Libraries, Information Management, Information Needs, Library Administration
Lakey, Kathleen – Australian Special Libraries, 1994
A survey of 92 corporate and government libraries in Victoria, Australia, reveals that 64.8% were restructured over the last 5 years. Reasons for outsourcing; services being outsourced; the impact of budgets; and the use of service fees are examined. (AEF)
Descriptors: Budgets, Corporate Libraries, Facility Inventory, Fees
