IFMH Inform Volume 19, Number 3
CONTENTS:
CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS PLANNING - EDITORIAL
Alan Lovell, Co-editor, Inform
CHANGING LIBRARIANS
Wil Williams, Principal Lecturer Division
of Supply Chain and Strategic Management, University of Glamorgan
Business School
ABSTRACT: This paper gives an overview of
the management of change. It draws upon established management
tools and frameworks to highlight key issues in bringing about
organisational transformations.
The work considers factors such as vision,
mission, stakeholders, the content, context and process of change.
Generic management frameworks are presented that allow managers to
gain a better understanding
of the complexity of change. Lessons from the
paper can be applied across a range of sectors, but are
particularly pertinent in the management of data, information and
knowledge. The work concludes with some practical advice for
managers who are tasked with bringing about change in
organisations.
A STRATEGIC AND MANAGEMENT PLANNING TOOLKIT
David Peacock, Knowledge Services and E-learning
Manager, North East Workforce Team
ABSTRACT: This
article introduces a number of “tools” and techniques that have
been used to develop, plan and manage strategies in a wide variety
of environments and organisations.
PLANNING IN PRACTICE: DEVELOPING LIBRARY
STRATEGY TO SUPPORT SERVICE IMPROVEMENT
Tricia Ellis, Head of Knowledge Management and
E-Learning, NHS South West Strategic Health Authority
ABSTRACT: This article discusses the importance of
developing a library strategy to ensure changes made to the
service make a useful contribution to its improvement that are consistent with long term plans and looks at how such a strategy may be developed.
IFM Healthcare News
Richard
Bridgen, Chair, Information for the Management of Healthcare (IFMH)
IFMH
Committee meetings:
27 November 2008: digest of minutes
Samantha Unamboowe ,
Secretary, Information for the Management of Healthcare (IFMH)
BECAUSE
IT'S CHEAP LIKE A BUDGIE - A RAPID REVIEW OF FREE REFERENCE
MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
Kieran
Lamb, Library Services Manager, Fade Library, Central Liverpool
PCT
Surf's Up - Internet sites of interest
Anthea Sutton, Information Specialist, SCHARR
Sidelines
Kathleen Irvine, University of Stirling
ELibrary
Scotland Update
Rob Westwood, Outreach Coordinator, NHS Education for Scotland
NHS Evidence News
Information Specialist - Health management specialist collection
The King's Fund/NHS Evidence
HOT TOPICS: TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE NHS Evidence -
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