Development of methods of management in polish libraries and centers of information. Existing solutions, new trends and directions of research

The paper presents a recent transformations of management methods in libraries and information centers. There is discussed an influence of management techniques on the effectiveness of library services. The variety of methods which can be useful for libraries are presented as well as criteria that management staff should use during the selection phase. The paper also contains a summary results of recent years, poll-based research on the use of management methods in Polish libraries, including comparison of the state from 2003 with the present state in 2010. There are also discussed a nowadays research trends in the library management.