TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lo,Patrick
AU  - Chiu,Dickson K.W.
AU  - Cho,Allan
TI  - World´s Leading National, Public, Monastery and Royal Library Directors: Leadership, Management, Future of Libraries 
SN  - 9783110530834
AV  - Z678 .L585 2017
U1  - 020.922 23
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - Berlin, Boston : 
PB  - De Gruyter Saur, 
KW  - Libraries
KW  - History
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Library administration
KW  - Library directors
KW  - Interviews
KW  - Bibliotheksmanagement
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Foreword --; Acknowledgements --; Contents --; Introduction --; 1. David S. Mao, Acting Librarian, Library of Congress --; 2. Dr. Johanna Rachinger, Director General, Austrian National Library --; 3. Caroline Brazier, Chief Librarian, British Library --; 4. Ana Santos Aramburo, Director, National Library of Spain --; 5. Marie-Christine Doffey, Director, Swiss National Library --; 6. Andris Vilks, Director of the National Library of Latvia --; 7. Prof. Dr. Renaldas Gudauskas, Director General, Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania --; 8. Alberto Manguel, Director, National Library of Argentina --; 9. Jelena Djurovic, Director, National Library of Montenegro --; 10. Dr. Claudia Lux, Librarian, Project Director of the Qatar National Library in Doha IFLA President 2007–2009 --; 11. Oren Weinberg, Director, National Library of Israel --; 12. Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director, The Library of Alexandria (Egypt) --; 13. Pam Sandlian Smith, Director, Anythink Libraries, Adams County (Colorado) --; 14. Christopher Platt, Chief Branch Library Officer, New York Public Library --; 15. John F. Szabo, City Librarian, Los Angeles Public Library --; 16. David Leonard, President, Boston Public Library --; 17. Felton Thomas, Jr., Director of Cleveland Public Library --; 18. Mary Anne Hodel, Director/CEO, Orange County Library System --; 19. Misty Jones, Director, San Diego Public Library --; 20. Marcellus Turner, City Librarian, The Seattle Public Library System --; 21. Kate P. Horan, MLS, Library Director, McAllen Public Library (Texas) --; 22. Dr. Hannelore Vogt, Director, Cologne Public Library --; 23. Christine Brunner, Director, Stuttgart City Library --; 24. Sandra Singh, Chief Librarian, Vancouver Public Library --; 25. Shih-chang Horng, Director, Taipei Public Library --; 26. Father Maximilian Schiefermüller O.S.B., General Director, Admont Abbey Library --; 27. Dr. Cornel Dora, Director, Abbey Library of Saint Gall --; 28. Oliver Urquhart Irvine, The Librarian & Assistant Keeper, The Queen’s Archives --; Conclusion --; About the authors; restricted access
N2  - General directors who have all made their marks in the field of librarianship report from a variety of perspectives, including economic, social, educational, cultural developmental, and political. This information could increase the understanding of the managerial decisions, and other factors that affect the decisions and determine the library’s overall policy and operations.
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