Environmental factors influencing the strategic planning of academic libraries : a comparative case study of the universities of Fort Hare and Port Elizabeth libraries

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dc.contributor.advisorUnderwood, Peter Gen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAmoah, James Kwadwoen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-11T12:51:36Z
dc.date.available2014-11-11T12:51:36Z
dc.date.issued1998en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAcademic libraries play an important role in academic institutions by supporting teaching, research and learning processes. However, it does seem that sustainability of these vital information centres is increasingly below their utility value leading to poor information services. Factors such as increase in student numbers, budget cuts, dependency on foreign sources and falling exchange rates affect acquisitions, quantity and quality of information services. Strategic planning, that is widely propagated in business, is being increasingly considered by academic libraries to offer opportunities for proactive planning that can support uncertainties arising from internal and external environments. The aim of this thesis is to investigate and analyze the environmental factors that may affect an academic library's strategic planning. The relevant literature on strategic planning, not only in libraries but also in the wider field of management has been reviewed. The research traces the origins of strategic planning from military science through the corporate world and to non-profit organizations like academic libraries.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAmoah, J. K. (1998). <i>Environmental factors influencing the strategic planning of academic libraries : a comparative case study of the universities of Fort Hare and Port Elizabeth libraries</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9546en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAmoah, James Kwadwo. <i>"Environmental factors influencing the strategic planning of academic libraries : a comparative case study of the universities of Fort Hare and Port Elizabeth libraries."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC), 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9546en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAmoah, J. 1998. Environmental factors influencing the strategic planning of academic libraries : a comparative case study of the universities of Fort Hare and Port Elizabeth libraries. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Amoah, James Kwadwo AB - Academic libraries play an important role in academic institutions by supporting teaching, research and learning processes. However, it does seem that sustainability of these vital information centres is increasingly below their utility value leading to poor information services. Factors such as increase in student numbers, budget cuts, dependency on foreign sources and falling exchange rates affect acquisitions, quantity and quality of information services. Strategic planning, that is widely propagated in business, is being increasingly considered by academic libraries to offer opportunities for proactive planning that can support uncertainties arising from internal and external environments. The aim of this thesis is to investigate and analyze the environmental factors that may affect an academic library's strategic planning. The relevant literature on strategic planning, not only in libraries but also in the wider field of management has been reviewed. The research traces the origins of strategic planning from military science through the corporate world and to non-profit organizations like academic libraries. DA - 1998 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1998 T1 - Environmental factors influencing the strategic planning of academic libraries : a comparative case study of the universities of Fort Hare and Port Elizabeth libraries TI - Environmental factors influencing the strategic planning of academic libraries : a comparative case study of the universities of Fort Hare and Port Elizabeth libraries UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9546 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9546
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAmoah JK. Environmental factors influencing the strategic planning of academic libraries : a comparative case study of the universities of Fort Hare and Port Elizabeth libraries. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC), 1998 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9546en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentLibrary and Information Studies Centre (LISC)en_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleEnvironmental factors influencing the strategic planning of academic libraries : a comparative case study of the universities of Fort Hare and Port Elizabeth librariesen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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