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White, Herbert S. – 2000
This book is a collection of the author's following publications and speeches, primarily from 1995-2000: "Look at All Those Beautiful Birds Overhead!""Priorities for the Research Library Budget,""What Do We Give 'Em?""The Legacy of John Swan,""Small Public Libraries-Challenges, Opportunities, and Irrelevancies,""Lead Me Not into Temptation To Do…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Technology, Librarians
Missar, Charles D., Ed. – 1995
This book provides insight into how managers of federally sponsored libraries view their roles and carry out their duties. Seven federally supported libraries were selected to serve as case studies. These libraries represent a cross-section of various types, and the nine chapters are written by librarians from these facilities. The discussion…
Descriptors: Administrators, Case Studies, Federal Aid, Federal Courts
Bessler, Joanne M. – 1994
This guide is built on librarianship training literature and customer service research from a variety of professions. It tells library managers how to identify and describe service ideals, to translate these ideals into realistic goals, and to lead new and experienced staff in fulfilling these service ideals. They are encouraged to focus the…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Administration, Library Personnel, Library Planning
Crawford, Walt; Gorman, Michael – 1995
Policymakers and library administrators are being drawn to the idea of the "virtual library" and the "library without walls," the webs of electronic resources that supposedly will displace books, physical libraries, and most library staff, and are believing the virtual library to be imminent, adequate, and cost-effective. This…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Electronic Publishing, Futures (of Society), Information Networks
McElmeel, Sharron L., Ed. – 2000
This book is a compilation of over 400 hints and ideas written by practicing school library media and technology specialists. Ideas are drawn from the "ShopTalk" column in "Library Talk: The Magazine for Elementary School Library Media and Technology Specialists." The book is organized in the following eight sections: (1) Putting Your Best Image…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Display Aids, Educational Technology, Elementary Education