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Peer reviewedCage, Alvin C. – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Examines recent developments in field of systems theory that can improve library management practices by broadening perspective in which these problems may be approached. The concept of organizational life cycles is discussed and a paradigm for application of its principles is developed. An Rx decision chart is appended. (9 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Diagrams, Library Administration, Library Planning, Management Systems
Epstein, Susan Baerg – 1986
Undertaken at the request of the Ad Hoc Statewide Automation Committee, this report provides a common understanding for Maine librarians of current library networking and how it might apply to Maine. The current status of Maine libraries and their cooperative and automation activities is summarized; resource-sharing in other states is examined;…
Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Planning
Koenig, Michael E. D.; Alperin, Victor – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1985
Describes two types of program budgeting that were well received in the literature of the 1960s and 1970s. The results of a survey which examined the impact of zero-based budgeting (ZBB) and planning-programming-budgeting system (PPBS) on library budgets are presented, and potentially useful aspects of program budgeting are identified. (CLB)
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgets, Cost Effectiveness, Library Planning
Lupone, George – 1986
This report reviews the eight-month process of planning for library automation undertaken by the Cleveland State University libraries late in 1984. Following an overview of the planning process, a listing of goals is presented, and six documents developed as a result of the process are provided. "Review of Current Systems" includes…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Flow Charts, Higher Education, Library Automation
Peer reviewedDrabenstott, Jon, Ed. – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Several consultants address the issue of competencies required of professional librarians for the effective management of the automation process. Highlights include formal and professional ongoing education and the need for technical training and problem solving skills to enable librarians to evaluate and develop library systems effectively.…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Consultants, Critical Thinking, Evaluative Thinking
Download full textHirshon, Arnold – 1986
Based on telephone interviews with 12 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries, this report presents the underlying reasons for the libraries' decisions relating to the design and implementation of automated library systems. The survey results are summarized, a list of respondents is provided, and profiles of present and planned…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Advisory Committees, Decision Making, Equipment Evaluation
