Frontmatter -- The author -- Introduction to the series -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction. Power and influence in information services -- Advocacy in the Information Environment -- Chapter One. The value of advocacy and political sponsorship -- Chapter Two. Corporate culture: its influence on information services -- Chapter Three. The benefits of cooperation -- Organizational Strategy/Organizational Priorities -- Chapter Four. Information vision and information values -- Chapter Five.Designing information services -- Chapter Six. Managing information services -- Chapter Seven. Leading, controlling, and managing change -- Seeking Influence and Finding Advocates -- Chapter Eight. Strategies for justifying information services within the organization -- Chapter Nine. The management partnership -- Chapter Ten. Identifying the political team -- Afterword: Power and influence in information services -- Selected bibliography -- Index