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Rais, Shirley – American Libraries, 1993
Provides practical tips on three key traits of successful library managers: ability to motivate, utilization of authority to reward or discipline, and ability to delegate. Encouraging library support staff interested in becoming professional librarians is stressed. (EAM)
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Library Administration, Library Technicians
McCune, Bonnie – American Libraries, 1993
Provides ideas to help libraries build a successful volunteer program in light of changing lifestyles. Suggestions include recruiting from new and diverse sources such as seniors, people doing community service, minorities, and persons with disabilities and using formal employer groups. The importance of flexibility and professionalism in managing…
Descriptors: Institutional Cooperation, Library Administration, Public Libraries, Volunteers
Frankie, Suzanne O. – American Libraries, 1989
Offers strategies for increasing library budgets, based on the pragmatic realities of funding decisions. Strategies discussed include: associating library needs with a more influential constituency; allowing service to deteriorate to intolerable levels; using influential patrons as spokesmen for the library; and appealing to funders' priorities…
Descriptors: Donors, Financial Support, Fund Raising, Grants
