TY - BOOK AU - Matthews,Joseph R. TI - Strategic planning and management for library managers SN - 1591582318 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - Z 678 .M38 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - Westport, Conn. PB - Libraries Unlimited KW - Library administration KW - Library planning KW - Strategic planning N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. Strategies -- What are strategies? -- The need for strategies -- Schools for strategic thought -- Types of strategies -- pt. 2. Strategic planning -- What is strategic planning? -- Value of strategic planning -- Strategic planning process options -- Implementation -- pt. 3. Monitoring and updating strategies -- A culture of assessment -- Tools for managing the library N2 - Offers library managers an overview of the role and responsibilities of strategic planning, addressing the goal of providing good service and identifying new ways to communicate the library's importance to its customers ER -