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Monat, William R. – Library Trends, 1976
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Library Administration, Library Role, Library Services

Dobb, Linda S. – Library Trends, 1999
Describes four library retreats held by the Bowling Green State University library staff from 1995 to 1998. The retreats reflect changes in library work and management theory that have occurred. The importance of technology to library work is recognized, but there is also a growing realization of the importance of developing a flexible staff…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Higher Education, Information Technology

Martin, Susan K. – Library Trends, 2000
Discussion of fund-raising in academic libraries addresses issues of major gifts, capital campaigns, organization, staffing, constituency, and the role of the library development program within the academic community. Highlights include library administrator roles, goals, centralized versus decentralized development, and creating a major-gifts…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Role, Fund Raising, Higher Education

Hayes, Sherman; Brown, Don – Library Trends, 1994
Presents a trend analysis, using the college library as a model, which maps internal and external financial contacts to show the complexity of library financial dealings. Topics discussed include Total Quality Management; the library's financial role in the parent organization and in worldwide finances; and the profession's response to change.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Economic Change, Economic Factors, Higher Education

Martin, Murray S. – Library Trends, 1994
Discusses changes in libraries and the influence they have on library budgets. Highlights include reorganization in response to changes; automation, including document delivery in place of acquisitions; the library role; relationships with dealers and vendors; library materials, including the expansion of nonprint materials such as databases; and…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Databases, Library Acquisition, Library Administration

Naylor, Alice Phoebe – Library Trends, 1987
Examines changes in the perceptions of public library children's services by library professionals through a content analysis of entries in "Library Literature" since 1958 which refer to children's library services and populations served. The opinions of current library administrators are compared to those of 100 years ago. (EM)
Descriptors: Children, Content Analysis, History, Indexes

Piternick, George – Library Trends, 1981
Discusses the public lending right (PLR) with respect to infringements by libraries, financial losses by authors due to library circulation, the effects of PLR on libraries, and the beneficiaries of PLR. The contributions libraries make to authors are described, and alternatives to PLR are suggested. Twenty references are listed. (CHC)
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Copyrights, Costs, Financial Support

Burge, Elizabeth J.; And Others – Library Trends, 1983
Ten articles focusing on adult learning services in public libraries highlight global trends, support for intentional change, counseling and information needs of adult learners, adult learner services at Pratt Library and North York (Ontario) library, process of learning, administrative considerations, political factors, and implications for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Foreign Countries

Glendenning, Barbara J.; Gordon, James C. – Library Trends, 1997
Libraries must identify and foster the inherent personal characteristics and skills considered most relevant for leadership in the field of information management. Professional library associations play an important role in teaching and developing skills by providing experiential opportunities for their membership. Career models for academic or…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Careers, Information Industry, Information Management

Thornton, Glenda A. – Library Trends, 2000
As the purchase of virtual resources accelerates, particularly through consortial agreements, the autonomy of the local library will fade and the roles of librarians will change drastically. This rapid transformation is illustrated by a discussion of OhioLINK and its positive and negative effects on one member library. (Contains 21 references.)…
Descriptors: Change, Consortia, Information Technology, Librarians

Shaughnessy, Thomas W. – Library Trends, 1992
Strategies for designing effective professional development programs for research librarians are discussed, focusing on competencies of librarians and benefits to the organization. An internship model that outlines necessary components in the context of quality management and effectiveness is offered. (26 references) (EA)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Technology, Internship Programs, Librarians

Leonard, Barbara G. – Library Trends, 1994
Examines the academic library's information resources budget. Topics discussed include allocation methodologies; academic library budgets; economic and social issues; the library and its relationship to the university; technology and publishing; scholarly communication; user demands; alternatives, including redirecting the budget away from print…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Economic Change, Economic Factors