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State Library Agencies, Fiscal Year 2005. First Look. NCES 2007-300
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Holton, Barbara; Kroe, Elaine; O'Shea, Patricia; Sheckells, Cindy; Dorinski, Suzanne; Freeman, Michael – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
This report contains data on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year (FY) 2005.The data were collected through the State Library Agencies (StLA) Survey, the product of a cooperative effort between the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Statistics, Information Science, Public Libraries
The Lion and the Lady Revisited: Another Look at the Firing of Mary L. Jones as Los Angeles Public Librarian in 1905.
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Wiegand, Wayne A. – Library and Information Science Research, An International Journal, 1983
Recounts events that led to the firing of Mary L. Jones, Director of Los Angeles Public Library (1905) and caught in public crossfire such figures as the mayor, city council, library board of directors, Charles Lummis (Jones's replacement), Susan B. Anthony, Anna Shaw, Herbert Putnam, and Melvil Dewey. (29 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Administrators, Dismissal (Personnel), Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Output Measures: Myths, Realities, and Prospects.
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McClure, Charles; And Others – Public Libraries, 1986
Discusses areas needing revision in the manual "Output Measures for Public Libraries," i.e., measurement objectives, research skills of output measures users, management versus research contexts, relating inputs to outputs, problems in data collection, user versus library performance, sample sizes, interpretation of output measure…
Descriptors: Guides, Input Output Analysis, Library Administration, Library Services
The Organizational Structure of Collection Development.
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Bryant, Bonita – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1987
Reviews the influences of organizational evolution and intentional change, library posture toward collection development, personnel management, and human perspectives on the establishment of an administrative framework for achieving collection development goals. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
Education for Public and Academic Librarians: A View from the Top.
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Smith, Nathan M.; And Others – Journal of Education for Librarianship, 1984
Analyzes opinions of public library directors regarding library competencies that are most important for entry-level librarians now and in future; competencies that are most important to specializations within library; number of current library school graduates adequately possessing competencies; and where competencies should be acquired.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Competence, Educational Needs, Higher Education
So Go Figure: Measuring Library Effectiveness.
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Zweizig, Douglas L. – Public Libraries, 1987
Discusses current issues in measuring library effectiveness, including rapid technological changes and increasing obsolescence in librarians' competencies; increased pressure for accountability; tools to help libraries become what they determine they should be rather than conforming to national standards; and how to determine the validity and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Planning
The Public Library's Invisible Managers.
Moran, Barbara B.; Neenan, Peter A. – Library Journal, 1987
Reports results of a survey of specialized administrators of public libraries which examined administrator characteristics, including positions held, professional self-identification (librarian or other), educational background, civic and professional activities, career patterns and job satisfaction. The need to examine further the disparities…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Career Development, Citizen Participation