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Peer reviewedHurd, Julie M. – Journal of Library Administration, 1999
Identifies some of the significant changes underway within and outside libraries and analyzes their potential impact on research libraries. Explores issues important to serials managers. Discusses strategies for data gathering to support management decisions and outlines unresolved questions that await future developments or require additional…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Futures (of Society), Library Administration, Library Development
Peer reviewedFerguson, Anthony W. – Journal of Library Administration, 1996
Examines the role of commercial document delivery. Discusses interlibrary loan (ILL); access versus ownership decision making; degree of use and patron use of commercial document delivery; and use of library materials funds. Concludes that document delivery will not totally replace ownership or ILL, but that it is becoming more important because…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Decision Making, Document Delivery, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedMetz, Paul; Cosgriff, John – College & Research Libraries, 2000
Discussion of library purchasing decisions regarding serials focuses on efforts at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to compile numerous measures into a comprehensive database for decision support. Discusses a faculty survey of serials needs and future implications. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedEdwards, Ronald G. – Library Trends, 2002
Discusses variations between academic and public libraries for librarians contemplating a career change from academic to public librarianship. Highlights include the political atmosphere of public libraries; library boards; organizational goals; collection development; censorship issues; diversity; employment process; the future of public…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Career Change, Censorship, Decision Making
Williams, Delmus E., Ed.; Garten, Edward D., Ed. – 1999
This book presents the following papers on library organizational and management issues: (1) "Knowledge Management: An Essential Framework for Corporate Library Leadership" (Deanna J. Streng); (2) "Critical Factors for Collaboration in an Academic Library Setting" (Charlotte M. Knoche); (3) "Salaries of Academic Librarians…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cooperative Programs, Corporate Libraries, Corporations
