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Leading from the Middle of the Organization: An Examination of Shared Leadership in Academic Libraries
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Cawthorne, Jon E. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2010
Shared leadership theory recognizes leader influence throughout the organization, not just from the top down. This study explores how middle managers from 22 academic libraries in the Pacific West perceive their own agreement, participation and recognition of shared leadership. This survey and framework is the first to examine the extent shared…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Leadership, Leadership Styles, Library Administration
Toward a Record Retention Policy
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Vaughan, Jason – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2007
An academic library working group was charged in 2005 to create a records retention schedule and policy applicable to records containing personally identifiable information of library patrons. This group conducted a survey and extensive research, culminating in an adopted library records retention schedule and policy implemented in 2006.
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Management, Library Policy, Confidential Records
Student Appraisal Study and Allocation Formula: Priorities and Equitable Funding in a University Setting.
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Repp, Joan; Woods, Julia A. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1980
Presents a study of utilization of student employees at Bowling Green State University Library and the development of an allocation formula to provide proportional funding to tasks prioritized by relative operational importance. The study further produced an objective basis for reallocating resources from less essential to more essential tasks.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Employees, Financial Support
In Search of Practical Applications: A Public Services Research Agenda for University Libraries.
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Dewey, Barbara I. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1997
Reviews selected research studies with practical application to university library service models and offers suggestions for a research agenda supporting the advancement of strategic services. Discusses information-seeking behavior; user education, information literacy, and learning technologies; scholarly communication and the digital library;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Behavior, Information Seeking, Information Technology
Beyond the Design and Evaluation of Library Web Sites: An Analysis and Four Case Studies.
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Shropshire, Sandra – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2003
Discusses Web site management, rather than design, as it relates to academic libraries. Reviews library literature as well as literature from other fields and presents results from four case studies that investigated staffing, professional rivalries, governing structure, usability studies, staff tool versus public resource, maintenance, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Higher Education, Library Administration
Integrating Access to Formal and Informal Collections: What Is Important and What Succeeds.
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Bell, Suzanne S. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1995
Twenty-one sites that have integrated informal departmental collections with library systems were surveyed. Respondents offered recommendations on assessing feasibility, identifying collections, establishing work roles, and choosing centralized versus decentralized approaches for sharing information about departmental collections. Political and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education