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Peer reviewedLucier, Richard E.; Dooley, James F. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1985
Discusses cultural changes and the meaning of their relationship to medical libraries. Three possible strategies aimed toward creating environment where innovation and risk-taking are encouraged are discussed: create integrative organizational environment; assemble staffs whose collective competencies span necessary roles in innovation process;…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Innovation, Library Administration, Library Personnel
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1978
In response to Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members' increased interest in the enhancement of manpower resources by greater utilization of paraprofessionals, ARL conducted a survey investigating various aspects of paraprofessional employment in the academic library. For the purposes of the survey, paraprofessional positions were defined…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Personnel
Peer reviewedMosley, Madison, Jr. – College and Research Libraries, 1984
This study identifies administrative practices in resource centers of small, 2-year, publicly supported community and junior colleges in following areas: components of resource center, staffing patterns, organization of collection, format of card catalog, online systems and reference services, anti-theft systems, and assistance to faculty in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Colleges, Learning Resources Centers, Library Administration
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1977
This kit on resource allocation in academic and research libraries contains nine primary source documents and a concise summary of a 1976 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) survey on management of fiscal spending activities in ARL libraries. Based on responses from 70 libraries, the summary discusses 3 specific subjects within the general…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Fund Raising, Higher Education
Brockman, J. R. – 1984
Based on material obtained and observations made in 1982, this Australian study focuses on the British Library's inter-library comparison (ILC) project for academic libraries. The report is presented in five sections, the first of which is a brief introduction. The second section deals with the general concept of inter-organization comparison as a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency
Peer reviewedDakshinamurti, Ganga – Canadian Library Journal, 1985
Reports on survey studying the human-machine interface in Canadian university, public, and special libraries. Highlights include position category and educational background of 118 participants, participants' feelings toward automation, physical effects of automation, diffusion in decision making, interpersonal communication, future trends,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Hypothesis Testing
Busch, B. J. – 1986
This study explores current trends and practices in functional integration based on site visits to six Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries selected on the basis of their responses to a Fall 1984 ARL questionnaire. The responses indicated that, for all six libraries, some integration of functions existed, staff reorganization…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Higher Education, Library Administration
