TY - BOOK AU - Mash,S.David TI - Decision-making in the absence of certainty: a study in the context of technology and the construction of 21st century academic libraries T2 - ACRL publications in librarianship SN - 9780838985717 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - Z679.2.U54 M37 2010 U1 - 022.3170973 22 PY - 2010///, ©2010 CY - Chicago PB - Association of College and Research Libraries KW - Library buildings KW - United States KW - Design and construction KW - Local KW - Academic libraries KW - Case studies KW - Administration KW - Decision making KW - Information technology KW - Planning N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-152) and index; Libraries, technology, and visions of the future -- Institutional decision making : not just politics -- Technology forecasts : caveat emptor -- Research methodology and decision maker distinctives -- Problems need solutions and solutions need problems -- Building the library : how decisions happened -- Conclusion : making peace with ambiguity -- Addendum : research design ER -