Project Management Techniques at the Complutense University: Academic Librarians' Perceptions

Autor/inn/en	Cobo Serrano, Silvia; Arquero Avilés, Rosario
Titel	Project Management Techniques at the Complutense University: Academic Librarians' Perceptions
Quelle	In: New Review of Academic Librarianship, 24 (2018) 2, S.124-135 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1361-4533
DOI	10.1080/13614533.2017.1406378
Schlagwörter	Academic Libraries; Librarians; Librarian Attitudes; Program Administration; Foreign Countries; Library Science; Information Science; Library Education; Information Services; Case Studies; Questionnaires; Mixed Methods Research; Independent Study; Spain (Madrid) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Ausland; Bibliothekswissenschaft; Informationswissenschaft; Bibliothekarausbildung; Informationstätigkeit; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Fragebogen; Selbststudium
Abstract	This study examines how academic librarians at the Complutense University (Spain) perceive project management techniques that are becoming increasingly popular in library and information centers due to the need to comply with their strategic planning and services. To reach this goal, a quantitative and qualitative methodology was applied and a survey, in the form of a questionnaire, was used as a data gathering tool. The response rate was 31.2%. The key findings are based on respondents' education regarding project management skills and their expertise managing projects, as well as the presence of project management courses in the Library and Information Science Spanish curriculum. This study revealed that over one third of the academic staff completed their project management training by self-directed learning. Additionally, over half of them stated that they had not participated in any library project in the last five years, and almost half of the library staff concluded that project management techniques are quite important as formal courses in the Library and Information Science university programs. The study is interesting and revealing for those library and information services professionals who are facing day-to-day to users' demands and Library and Information Science challenges. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01