Effective use of consultants

Effective Use of Library Consultants

ALLINSTITUTIONSMUST RESPOND to environmental pressures, and libraries are no exception. In the last few years libraries have experienced severe erosion in purchasing power at a time when budgets are becoming tighter, the demands for service are becoming louder and more articulate, and the world of publication is redesigning the way information is made available. In general, libraries must do mo...

Why use consultants?

Both these comments are clearly the more cynical of views of what can in fact be a very rewarding profession. This article will cover who consultants are, what they do and discuss why companies may wish to use them and why some don’t. This article was written by David Ogilvie, Principal of Supply Chain Solutions and is based upon the work of many sources including Greg Timbrell of Queensland Un...

Towards effective knowledge systems: Helping consultants identify their world view

Board of Consultants and Advisors

Consultants.

Americo Abbruzzese Herbert L. Abrams Stanley J. Adelstein Milton H. Alper William A. Altemeir Alan G. Birtch Bruce R. Brener John R. Brooks Hathorn P. Brown Theodore Colton Oliver Cope Nathan P. Couch Chilton Crane Gustave J. Dammin Donald P. Dressler J. Englebert Dunphy Richard W. Dwight Robert M. Filler William P. Grigsby Richard E. Hicks David Littmann Emmanuel Mannarino William V. McDermott...