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Download full textMitchell, Eugene S. – 1987
When professional movers are hired to move a library collection, drawing up written specifications becomes the most important part of the planning process. Specifications explain exactly what needs to be done, form the basis for a legal contract, and provide the basis for determining the cost of the job. Precision is an important component of…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Legal Responsibility, Library Administration, Library Collections
Peer reviewedCreth, Sheila – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1978
Provides general techniques for using an evaluative interview and offers guidelines on legal requirements for the interview process. Methods for determining candidates' qualifications are considered, along with the importance of advanced planning. (CWM)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Employment Interviews, Job Analysis, Legal Responsibility
Matthews, M. S., Jr., Ed. – 1978
This report on the second annual conference sponsored by the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) for public library trustees is an extension of the state's revitalized continuing education for this group, intended to better prepare them to meet their obligations and responsibilities to the libraries and communities they serve. Highlights of this…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Governing Boards, Legal Responsibility, Library Administration
Bay, Betty, Ed. – 1987
Designed as a comprehensive reference manual for all California trustees, commissioners, regional council members, and system advisory board members interested in learning and understanding their professional public library roles, this manual provides a pro-active approach to library leadership. Following an introduction to and an overview of…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Budgeting, Financial Support, Governing Boards
Roeber, Jane A. – 1998
This handbook was designed to help Wisconsin Public Library trustees organize their thoughts, deliberations, and actions. The book is divided into three main sections: (1) Effective Public Library Trustees and Boards; (2) Planning for Effective Action by the Public Library Board; and (3) Appendixes. The purpose of the first section is to place in…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Governing Boards, Information Policy, Information Services
PDF pending restorationIdaho State Library, Boise. – 1996
The public library board of trustees is an example of the great democratic tradition of giving authority for the operation of public agencies to members of the general public. The public library board is legally responsible for overseeing the efficient and effective operation of the public library. The board hires the library's administrator,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Community Relations, Efficiency, Governance
Oklahoma State Dept. of Libraries, Oklahoma City. Office of Library Development. – 1996
Library board members are an integral part of public libraries. Because of the importance of their role, this handbook gives library trustees in Oklahoma a basic understanding of their responsibilities and power. It contains useful information about developing policy, the board/director relationship, funding, intellectual freedom, library laws,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Governing Boards, Intellectual Freedom, Legal Responsibility
