Change management in the information age: Approaches of academic library administrators in Pakistani Universities’ libraries

Authors

Sidra Shan, International Islamic University - PakistanFollow
Maqsood A. Shaheen, Information, Research, and Communication UnitFollow

Date of this Version

2013

Document Type

Article

Citation

Shan, S. and Shaheen, MA (2013). Change management in the information age: Approaches of academic library administrators in Pakistani Universities’ libraries. Library Philosophy and Practice.

Abstract

This study investigates the understanding of senior/head librarians towards change management, what areas they consider most important for change, how they are managing the change in work place in context of information technology, acquisition of new resources, negotiating change among top and bottom level management and skill development, The study involves the supervisor librarians of fifteen public sector university libraries of Islamabad (capital of Pakistan) and Rawalpindi region as a sample and data were gathered by questionnaire, based on quantitative research method.