Best Practices for Corporate Libraries

With information driving today's global economy, corporate librarians must become even more proactive in their daily assignments. Best Practices for Corporate Libraries will help them do just that through a series of papers that offer an international array of opinion and practice methods. This book showcases current practices in corporate library functions and suggests best practices for current librarians. It also examines some of the changes in librarianship that have arisen from changes in how information is provided and how corporations are now organized. Topics covered include library service functions, return on investment, measurements and evaluation, collaboration, communication and outreach in corporations, managing changes in the corporation and in the library, and legal issues such as intellectual property concerns. Drawing from the experience of 25 contributors, the book includes chapters covering corporate libraries in the United States, United Kingdom, India, Barbados, and Nigeria.

Illustrations	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Services and Facilities
From Reference Desk to Desk Set: The History of the Corporate Library in the United States and the UK before the Adoption of the Computer	p. 3
Libraries as Hubs in the New Workplace	p. 25
Intellectual Property and the Corporate Library: Understanding Best Practices in Information Sharing in U.S. Organizations	p. 47
Collaboration in Corporate Libraries	p. 65
Communication and Networking
User Feedback from Corporate Library Advisory Boards of STM Publishers: Useful Input for New Product Development, Pricing & Licensing and Relationship Building: A Summary of Experiences of Springer's Global Corporate Advisory Boards and a Summary of a ROI Study at Four Large R&D Companies	p. 83
The Rise of Unconferences for Professional Networking and Knowledge Sharing: A Case Study of "LibCampBangalore"	p. 99
	p. 111
Management
Corporate Outsourcing	p. 117
Systems Thinking for Success	p. 129
Marketing and Demonstrating Value
Best Practices for Aligning the Mission and Marketing the Services of the Corporate Library	p. 153
Value Creation, Assessment, and Communication in a Corporate Library	p. 167
Measuring Value in Corporate Libraries	p. 193
Change Management and Reorganization
Application of Technology and Change Management in Staff Development	p. 215
	p. 224
Corporate Librarian's Survival Kit for Organizational Realignment	p. 233
Current State of Libraries
Sustaining Corporate Libraries in Barbados: A Survey	p. 255
Patterns for Improving Web Use Quality by Corporate Libraries in Low-Income Countries	p. 273
Life as a Corporate Librarian at the Software Engineering Institute	p. 293
Glossary	p. 317
Marjorie Porter
Index	p. 327
About the Editors and Contributors	p. 333
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