Administration And Management In Libraries: The Leader And The Manager:- Onyenachi J.C

ABSTRACT

Administration is defined as all the activities that are involved in managing and organising the affairs of a company, institution etc. Second definition says administration is the people who manage a company, institution etc for example, the college administration Third definition gives singular usage of administration thus -The government of a country or institution at a particular time (Quirk, 1995 in Onyenachi, 2023).From the definitions, library and information centre is defined as the act of running and controlling a business or similar organisation; Also the act or skill of directing and organising the work of a company or organisation. Example; hotel, project management, etc Second definition says management is a law, rule or a theory thatsomething is based on. From the definitions, library and information centres are business or organisation. They are accepted laws, rules or theories, they are based on Managers that can maintain direction, but often, they can't change it.