To be perfectly honest, I was not thrilled when I first learned that Management for Information Professionals was a compulsory module. I had flashbacks to carefully rearranging my classes for the Junior Cert so that I could avoid taking Business Studies. When I first chose my modules for UCD I may very well have chosen... Continue Reading →
The guest lectures throughout our Management for Information Professionals module have been incredibly helpful; getting a glimpse into the careers and everyday working lives of librarians from across the profession has given me insight into the library world that I couldn't hope to find elsewhere. One lecture which stood out to me was Brian McMahon's... Continue Reading →
Libguides are an extremely valuable, though often under-utilised method for libraries to convey information to their users. I have limited experience of using libguides myself; the library at TCD, where I did my undergrad, has only one libguide so far, so I was largely unaware of their existence until I arrived at UCD. Image Source... Continue Reading →
Organisational culture is delicate and ever-changing; the culture of a workplace depends largely on the people in it and so can change dramatically as staff come and go. Evans and Alire suggest that the culture of an organisation can be improved by "hiring happy people" (Chapter 16, 2013), a solution, they acknowledge, which sounds reductive... Continue Reading →
What struck me most during my reading this week was the connection made by each author between collaboration and time. Evans and Alire state that "teams and time go together like bacon and eggs" (2013, Chapter 14) and emphasise the necessity of careful planning, supportive structures and ongoing attention in creating a successful team. Maynard... Continue Reading →
George Bluth Sr., the founder of the Bluth Company, by all metrics, appears to be a very poor manager. As CEO of his family-run real estate company, he shows a lack of clear leadership, poor communication skills, no desire to foster teamwork or collaboration, and a complete lack of concern for the safety of his... Continue Reading →
