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Rural Library Issues: Three Veteran Administrators Speak Out.
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Torgeson, Paula – Public Libraries, 1991
Presents transcript of interviews with three administrators of small rural libraries. Highlights include state and national encouragement of marketing efforts; funding for in-service education for rural public librarians; changing roles of rural public libraries; library standards; and advice for newly appointed directors. (LRW)
Descriptors: Financial Support, Inservice Education, Interviews, Library Administration
So Go Figure: Measuring Library Effectiveness.
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Zweizig, Douglas L. – Public Libraries, 1987
Discusses current issues in measuring library effectiveness, including rapid technological changes and increasing obsolescence in librarians' competencies; increased pressure for accountability; tools to help libraries become what they determine they should be rather than conforming to national standards; and how to determine the validity and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Planning
The Governance of Public Libraries: Findings of the PLA Governance of Public Libraries Committee.
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Scheppke, Jim – Public Libraries, 1991
Describes a survey of library development officers in state library agencies that was conducted to investigate the types of governance structures of public libraries. Highlights include consolidation of public library services, public library boards, trends in public library governance, financial support and managerial effectiveness, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Financial Support, Futures (of Society), Governance
Public Library Directors: A Career and Managerial Profile.
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Mech, Terrence – Public Libraries, 1989
Develops a career and managerial profile of directors of Northeastern medium-sized public libraries based on the responses of 217 directors. The results confirm the existence of many of the gender-based career patterns found among directors of academic and larger public libraries together with an emphasis on internal administrator roles. (16…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Educational Background, Employment Experience
John Henry versus the Computer: The Impact of the Internet on Reference Service.
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Sager, Don; Dewey, Patrick R.; Dowlin, Kenneth; Hogan, Patricia M. – Public Libraries, 1999
Includes three articles that consider the effects of the Internet on public library reference services. Highlights include the reliability of Internet information sources, its timeliness as a tool for information access and dissemination, the Internet as change agent for libraries; reference publishing, helping the searcher refine requests, and an…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change Agents, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society)
Changing Perspectives: Joint Use of Facilities by Schools and Public Libraries.
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Sager, Don; Myers, Carolyn M.; Register, Judy; Johns, Mary; Kleiman, Allan M. – Public Libraries, 1999
Presents the perspectives of four public library administrators on sharing facilities with local schools, including benefits and problems. Topics include physical accommodations; intellectual freedom issues; security issues; management issues; costs and budgetary considerations; staffing; collection development policies; and the need for a…
Descriptors: Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Freedom, Library Administration
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