World愀 Leading National, Public, Monastery and Royal Library Directors ― Leadership, Management, Future of Libraries

Interviewing chief librarians and general directors for 28 of the most cutting edge public and national libraries, Lo, Cho, and Chiu reveal the thoughts, philosophies, strategic planning, management, and executive processes, as well as collaborations at both national and international levels that have guided their efforts. They begin with national and state libraries, then move to public and city libraries. The final section on other libraries covers Father Maximillian Schiefermüller O. S. B., General Director of Admont Abbey Library; Dr. Cornel Dora, Director, Abbey Library of Saint Gall; and Oliver Urquhart Irvine, Librarian and Assistant Keeper, The Queen's Archives. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Patrick Lo, Uni. of Tsukuba, Japan; Allan Cho, Uni. of British Columbia, Vancover, Canada; Dickson K.W. Chiu, Uni. of Hong Kong.