Managing Intellectual Capital in Libraries

<ul> <li>Dedication</li> <li>List of figures</li> <li>List of tables</li> <li>List of abbreviations</li> <li>Foreword</li> <li>Preface</li> <li>Acknowledgements</li> <li>About the author</li> <li>Chapter 1: Libraries in the knowledge economy: introducing intellectual capital concepts</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Introduction: libraries within the knowledge-driven economy</li> <li>Intellectual capital: fundamental concepts and definitions</li> <li>Reviewing intellectual capital for libraries</li> <li>Defining intellectual capital management in libraries</li> <li>Summary</li></ul> <li>Chapter 2: Libraries’ Worlds of Production and intellectual capital utilization</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>The worlds of intellectual capital utilization</li> <li>The "Worlds of Production" framework analyzed for libraries</li> <li>Libraries’ intangible resources utilization within the Worlds of Production framework</li> <li>Summary</li></ul> <li>Chapter 3: Identifying and categorizing intellectual capital in libraries</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>The need to identify and understand specific intangible assets</li> <li>An analysis of library intellectual capital resources</li> <li>Library goodwill and intangible assets</li> <li>Contract-based intangible assets</li> <li>The intellectual capital co-opetition dynamics in library networks</li> <li>Location-related library intellectual capital and the location’s effect on library intellectual capital</li> <li>Summary</li></ul> <li>Chapter 4: Measuring libraries’ intellectual capital</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Introduction</li> <li>Metrics and measurement methods for intellectual capital</li> <li>Metrics for library intellectual capital measurement</li> <li>Balanced Scorecard framework for library intellectual capital measurement</li> <li>Skandia Navigator for library intellectual capital measurement</li> <li>Weights and hierarchy of intellectual capital resources</li> <li>Summary</li></ul> <li>Chapter 5: Financial valuation and reporting of intellectual capital in libraries</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Introduction</li> <li>Finance approach valuation methods for intellectual capital</li> <li>Library value and value calculators</li> <li>Library accounting issues for intellectual capital</li> <li>Methods for intellectual capital reporting in libraries</li> <li>Summary</li></ul> <li>Chapter 6: Survival analysis for libraries’ intellectual capital resources</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Motivation for life analysis of libraries’ intellectual capital resources</li> <li>Survival considerations for intellectual capital in libraries</li> <li>Problem definition and background information</li> <li>Illustrative example for library “user list” intangible resources</li> <li>Applications of library intangible resource reliability analysis</li> <li>Summary</li></ul> <li>Chapter 7: Putting it all together: summary and final thoughts for further research</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>A systems perspective for library intellectual capital management</li> <li>Thoughts for future research</li></ul> <li>References</li> <li>Index</li></ul>