EDUCATING LIBRARIANS AND INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGERS - DIFFERING MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVES

The following paper examines the current confusion in librarianship be tween library management and information resource management. Three qu estions are discussed: (1) What are the links and overlaps between lib rary management and information resource management (IRM)? (2) Has rec ent emphasis on IRM changed the nature of library management? (3) Why does library management remain a central issue for the future of libra ries? The paper begins with a brief history of library management and IRM and moves on to definitions of terms. It then addresses the import ance of an organizational perspective for the management of libraries as well as the management of their information resources to attain the ir own organizational goals.