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Association of Research Libraries, 2010
This user's guide was developed to advance local planning at ARL member libraries. It is written for library leaders writ large and for anyone leading or contributing to research library planning processes. Users do not need advanced facilitation skills to benefit from this guide, but facilitators charged with supporting scenario planning will…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Library Administration, Strategic Planning, Long Range Planning
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1977
This kit on the preparation and presentation of the library budget in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions contains a concise summary of the results of a 1977 member survey on budget preparation and eight related primary source documents. The summary of the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey focuses on types of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Budgets, Higher Education
Welch, C. Brigid, Ed. – 1990
This kit is based on 73 responses to a survey conducted by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Office of Management Services to obtain information on the management of CD-ROM database installations in ARL libraries. The survey sought information in the areas of CD-ROM funding, instruction and publicity, organization, equipment, security,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Library Administration
Dearie, Tammy Nickelson; Steel, Virginia – 1992
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit reports results of a survey of 82 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions conducted in early 1992 in order to gather information on interlibrary loan by examining a number of operation and management changes that are occurring and the steps that might be taken to ease the pressure…
Descriptors: Facsimile Transmission, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans, Library Administration
Hazen, Dan; Horrell, Jeffrey; Merrill-Oldham, Jan – 1998
This document proposes a model of the decision making process required of research libraries when they embark on digital conversion projects. A series of questions are offered that focus on facilitating the decision making process for library managers. Questions of what and how to digitize are placed in the larger framework of collection building…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Costs, Decision Making, Information Sources
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1979
Based on analyses of 91 documents on fringe benefits received from member libraries of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in 1978, a concise summary presents observations and statistics on sabbatical leaves, insurance, retirement, education and campus-related benefits, trends, and needs. It is concluded that pressures for improving fringe…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Fringe Benefits, Higher Education, Leaves of Absence
Clark, Sharon E. – 1987
This Systems and Procedures Evaluation Center (SPEC) kit is based on information and documents submitted by 15 Association of Research Library (ARL) member libraries in response to an August 1986 questionnaire mailed to 19 ARL libraries selected on the basis of their size, level of automation, and organizational structure of copy cataloging. A…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Cataloging, Higher Education
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1988
This kit and flyer produced by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center of the Association of Research Libraries provides documents submitted by 14 universities that are used in the performance evaluation of professional library staff. Commentary based on a thorough review of documents submitted by 60 libraries includes an overview of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Promotion

Siggins, Jack A. – Library Trends, 1992
Discusses the nature of job satisfaction, its relationship to performance, and associated organizational factors, such as commitment, in research libraries. Symptoms of job dissatisfaction are outlined, and a framework for improving job satisfaction provides suggestions in the areas of hiring, professional development, job design, empowerment, and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Higher Education, Information Technology, Job Performance
Brennan, Patricia, Comp.; Reed-Scott, Jutta, Comp. – 1993
In the fall of 1993, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Office of Management Services conducted a survey to determine the status of automation activities within preservation departments in member libraries. The survey was sent to 68 ARL libraries that have established preservation departments under the management of a preservation…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Database Management Systems, Higher Education, Information Management

Barnard, Susan B. – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Describes a model of Total Quality Management (TQM) developed by the Association of Research Libraries. The issues, elements and processes of a comprehensive TQM-based transition, including commitment by management, linkage to organizational strategic planning, organizational culture, understanding customers, and quality teams are covered.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Principles, Higher Education, Library Administration