AboutRobert H. Kieserman, MBA, MLIS Expertise I am a consultant to public and special libraries and I specialize in library management and administration. I am able to answer questions about library science as a career as well as about the general topic of library science and how libraries work and the services they provide.
Experience I have an MBA, an MLIS degree, I am a business professor, I have written four books on entrepreneurship, and have been a expert in another management area (healthcare) for AllExperts with a consistently high rating for over two years.
Organizations the American Library Association, the Library Administration and Management Association, the Public Library Association, and the Medical Library Association
Publications I have written for numerous national publications on the issues of marketing, human resources management, and strategic management.
Education/Credentials MBA in Accounting and a MLIS
Awards and Honors honored for my teaching by Sigma Beta Delta
Question I already have a MLIS and I love my job. How would a MBA benefit me?
Answer I need more information. Are you working in a public library, an academic library, or a special library? Are you interested in moving into management, or are you already involved in library management? Write back with some details on your career so far, as well as where you would you like to next take your career, and I will give you my honest advice on whether it pays you to obtain an MBA.