Bloomsbury Academic Best Practices for Corporate Libraries (Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection)

In this book, experts in the field describe best practices based on their experiences in corporate libraries worldwide. 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. 44 graphs and figures demonstrating concepts and providing data Six photographs of library events and services A glossary of business and library terms A bibliography for each chapter in the book About the Author Sigrid E. Kelsey is librarian at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. Marjorie J. Porter is assistant librarian at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, where she is the designated librarian for the College of Agriculture.