Decision-making in the absence of certainty : a study in the context of technology and the construction of 21st century academic libraries / by S. David Mash.

Title: 
Decision-making in the absence of certainty : a study in the context of technology and the construction of 21st century academic libraries / by S. David Mash.

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Author/Artist: 
Mash, Samuel David.
Publisher: 
Chicago : Association of College and Research Libraries, 2010, ©2010.
Description: 
v, 160 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects: 
Library buildings United States Design and construction.
Library buildings United States Planning.
Academic libraries Information technology United States.
Academic libraries Administration Decision making.
Academic libraries United States Case studies.
Bib ID: 
120341
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Notes: 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-152) and index.
Contents: 
Libraries, technology, and visions of the future --
Institutional decision making : not just politics --
Technology forecasts : caveat emptor --
Research methodology and decision maker distinctives --
Problems need solutions and solutions need problems --
Building the library : how decisions happened --
Conclusion : making peace with ambiguity --
Addendum : research design.
ISBN: 
9780838985717 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0838985718 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Series: 
ACRL publications in librarianship ; no. 63.
ACRL publications in librarianship ; no. 63