The Contrarian Manager: Collected Columns

This book on library management presents a contrarian view with a humanities focus that reflects author’s decades of practical experience as library manager and professor of library science. It presents author’s thoughts on teaching management to library science students, his management philosophy and practical advice for library managers.

Robert P. Holley has had a long career of almost 50 years as a Library Manager, Department Chair, and Library Science Professor at Yale University, the University of Utah, and Wayne State University, USA. He has been a prolific author with over 230 entries in Google Scholar and six edited books.