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Developing Library Leaders for the 21st Century.
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Schreiber, Becky; Shannon, John – Journal of Library Administration, 2001
Discusses the need to develop leadership in the library profession and describes leadership training methods. Highlights include core values and beliefs guiding leadership training; critical leadership traits; a design model for leadership training; strategies for administrators to develop leadership within their libraries; and stages of…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Leadership, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Training
Staffing for Collection Development in the Electronic Environment: Toward a New Definition of Roles and Responsibilities.
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Jakubs, Deborah – Journal of Library Administration, 1999
Discusses changes in collection development in academic libraries and in the jobs of subject specialists, or bibliographers, responsible for selecting materials. Examines new definitions and job descriptions, suggests ideas for training and mentoring, and proposes models for developing expectations and mechanisms for evaluating the work of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Librarians
Problem Solving Teams in a Total Quality Management Environment.
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Towler, Constance F. – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Outlines the problem-solving team training process used at Harvard University (Massachusetts), including the size and formation of teams, roles, and time commitment. Components of the process are explained, including introduction to Total Quality Management (TQM), customer satisfaction, meeting management, Parker Team Player Survey, interactive…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Higher Education