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Download full textMichael Rawls – Knowledge Quest, 2022
When the author began his career as a school librarian, he took time to live with the collection and the school library the way it was inherited, with systems that were already in place. And during that first year, he observed. That period of observation and living with things as they were allowed him to start innovating and problem-solving from…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Problem Solving, Intention
Peer reviewedWhite, Frank – Canadian Library Journal, 1990
Describes the possible roles of an automation librarian working with microcomputer-based applications. Topics discussed include developing original applications; troubleshooting; software evaluation; hardware and software monitoring, maintenance, and upgrading; data protection; staff training; system documentation; negotiation and communication;…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Librarians, Library Administration
Peer reviewedSanderson, Michael – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1978
An essay on the changing decision-making and organization skills needed by librarians to cope with the new interdisciplinary knowledge, the great increase in types of media and services available, and uncertainty. (JAB)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Change Strategies, Decision Making, Job Skills
Peer reviewedRunyon, Robert S. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1982
Outlines some of the principles and conditions of effective library decision making in a group context, drawing on the research and theory literature of management and the psychology of group decision processes. Various decision-making strategies are discussed and 44 references are included. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrators, Conflict, Decision Making
Wilson, Lucile – 1996
This practical handbook focuses on interpersonal skills that will increase the effectiveness of recent library school graduates, paraprofessional librarians, and aides who have assumed the role of managing small public or school libraries. It describes numerous techniques that librarians can use to become better leaders and offers specific…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Interpersonal Competence
Special Libraries Association, Lafayette, IN. Indiana Chapter. – 1974
One hundred and thirteen librarians attended a management conference and workshop at Purdue University on September 27-28, 1974. The objectives of the conference were to motivate and to stimulate thought and discussion about managerial style and management responsibilities. The first formal session of the conference, entitled "What Kind of…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Conference Reports, Decision Making Skills, Employed Women
American Library Association Video/Library Video Network, Towson, MD. – 1996
Intellectual freedom is a concept fundamental to all libraries. It enables library customers to access a wide variety of materials in numerous formats, and is a concept dear to the hearts and minds of a democratic society. Libraries are often challenged by individuals and groups concerned about the availability of certain materials. The first part…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Children, Civil Liberties
