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- catalog abstract "The purpose of this book is to identify and describe the most important factors that must be considered in making decisions about the optimal ways to provide access to information - in short, the best way to use the humans, the machines, and the intangible resources known as information, particularly at the organizational level. In recent years executives have begun to outsource computing and telecommunications functions, primarily to control costs. Traditional libraries and information centres have been disbanded in favour of service contracts or outright leasing of staff. Both the public and private sectors are examining their information service operations from the point of view of cost effectiveness. Decisions about owning versus leasing of information are being made daily. Decision-makers are finding that they must deal differently with funding and budgeting of information systems and libraries from their earlier practice. New paradigms for these service functions already exist. Not only have corporations and governments begun to contract out entire information service operations, but libraries themselves have begun to consider the costs, effectiveness, and implications of outsourcing some of their operations and services. This book provides a framework for decision-makers to view and review information services within their organizations. Entire units, components of libraries and information centres are defined and untangled so that the widest variety of organizations can analyse their own environments. Each chapter is accompanied by comments from a broad range of experts in the information field.".
- catalog contributor b4548741.
- catalog contributor b4548742.
- catalog created "c1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "c1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction -- 2. In-house information services -- 3. Information workers -- 4. Resources, services and delivery. A. Information resources. B. Services and delivery -- 5. Information technologies -- 6. Shared or cooperative routes -- 7. Costs and charging strategies -- 8. Shaping core services in future.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-197) and index.".
- catalog description "The purpose of this book is to identify and describe the most important factors that must be considered in making decisions about the optimal ways to provide access to information - in short, the best way to use the humans, the machines, and the intangible resources known as information, particularly at the organizational level. In recent years executives have begun to outsource computing and telecommunications functions, primarily to control costs. Traditional libraries and information centres have been disbanded in favour of service contracts or outright leasing of staff. Both the public and private sectors are examining their information service operations from the point of view of cost effectiveness. Decisions about owning versus leasing of information are being made daily. Decision-makers are finding that they must deal differently with funding and budgeting of information systems and libraries from their earlier practice. New paradigms for these service functions already exist. Not only have corporations and governments begun to contract out entire information service operations, but libraries themselves have begun to consider the costs, effectiveness, and implications of outsourcing some of their operations and services. This book provides a framework for decision-makers to view and review information services within their organizations. Entire units, components of libraries and information centres are defined and untangled so that the widest variety of organizations can analyse their own environments. Each chapter is accompanied by comments from a broad range of experts in the information field.".
- catalog extent "xv, 204 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Managing the economics of owning, leasing, and contracting out information services.".
- catalog identifier "1857420187".
- catalog isFormatOf "Managing the economics of owning, leasing, and contracting out information services.".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "c1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, Vermont, USA : Ashgate Pub.,".
- catalog relation "Managing the economics of owning, leasing, and contracting out information services.".
- catalog subject "Contract Services.".
- catalog subject "Contract system (Labor)".
- catalog subject "Information Centers economics.".
- catalog subject "Information Services economics.".
- catalog subject "Information Services trends.".
- catalog subject "Information Systems economics.".
- catalog subject "Information services Management Economic aspects.".
- catalog subject "Information services Management.".
- catalog subject "Organization and Administration.".
- catalog subject "Z 674.4 W898m 1993".
- catalog subject "Z674.4 .W66 1993".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction -- 2. In-house information services -- 3. Information workers -- 4. Resources, services and delivery. A. Information resources. B. Services and delivery -- 5. Information technologies -- 6. Shared or cooperative routes -- 7. Costs and charging strategies -- 8. Shaping core services in future.".
- catalog title "Managing the economics of owning, leasing and contracting out information services / Anne Woodsworth and James F. Williams, II.".
- catalog type "text".