Modern Educational Literature: The New Textbook on Management of Library and Information Activity

Abstract

The article presents review of the textbook for bachelors “Management of library and information activity”. The author analyses the structure of the book and highlights the content of seven chapters. The article describes educational, scientific and practical significance of the publication. The book was published in early 2021 in the publishing house “Profession” as part of the publishing project on series of textbooks on basic academic disciplines for sectoral bachelorʼs degree course. The textbook is prepared by specialists of universities of culture and national, federal and scientific libraries. The basis of the publication is the marketing concept of management, considered in the context of priority areas of sectoral management. The textbook describes theoretical, legal, functional, technological and economic foundations of management of information and library activity and characterizes its areas. The author highlights the issues of personnel management and also considers the role of the head of library institution. At the end of each chapter, the textbook presents the summary, the questions for self-checking of knowledge learning, as well as the lists of the main publications on the topic. The textbook contains the subject index. In the text, there are graphically revealed the key concepts, using tables, graphs and figures. The textbook includes previously unpublished analytical material by I.M. Suslova “Evolution of approaches to library management”. The appendices contain provisions on the trends in libraries activity, as well as organizational and legal documents that can be used to develop their own local documents in specific cultural institutions. The textbook presents the material, taking into account the achievements of the modern level of domestic library science. The publication will be useful for both students and library specialists. The book makes significant contribution to the development of modern educational literature in the profile discipline and helps students learn the course “Management of library and information activity”.