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Giles, David; Estima, Jeanette; Francois, Noelle – Center for an Urban Future, 2014
Nearly two years ago, the Center for an Urban Future published "Branches of Opportunity," a report documenting that New York City's public libraries have become more vital than ever, and are serving more New Yorkers in more ways than ever before. This new report provides an exhaustive analysis of the libraries' capital needs and offers a…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Investment, Library Research, Facility Improvement
Hoffert, Barbara – Library Journal, 2011
Respondents to "Library Journal's" ("LJ") annual book buying survey of public libraries nationwide reported that adult book budgets were down eight percent overall, the largest plunge recorded since the survey began in 1998. What's more, for the first time ever, cuts were reported for every region of the country and every size of population…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Services, Library Administration, Library Materials
MacKellar, Pamela – Computers in Libraries, 2010
It is no secret that library budgets are in a downward spiral like the rest of the economy. The recent annual budget survey by the "Library Journal" indicates that per capita funding for libraries will decline 1.6%, and total library budgets will be reduced by 2.6% in FY 2010. Librarians are all too familiar with this bad news, and some of them…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Public Libraries, Librarians, Change Strategies
Moore, Chris; Creaser, Claire – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2010
This paper presents a summary of the first survey of public library authorities in the UK to explore Sunday opening, undertaken in 2007 as part of the Clore Leadership Programme. It provides a snapshot of Sunday opening practice, set against a context of societal, economic, and policy developments, and examines whether Sunday opening furthers the…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Services, Library Research
Kim, Giyeong; Yu, So Young – Library Quarterly, 2011
In this explorative study, we first investigate current use of public library statistics in public library management to identify a governing framework and then carefully suggest an alternative framework with income as a goal for sustainability. The meaning of income in terms of management is also discussed. Within this framework, we conduct a…
Descriptors: Income, Library Administration, Public Libraries, Effect Size
Wong, Yi Ling – Journal of Access Services, 2009
This paper takes a theoretical and practical approach in defining the "problem" of homelessness in libraries. The author examines three fundamental problems on homelessness. The three fundamental questions are: (a) Who are the homeless? (b) Why are they homeless? (c) What are their information needs in libraries? These questions are important in…
Descriptors: User Needs (Information), Homeless People, Public Libraries, Social Responsibility
Library Research Service, 2009
Issues 266 through 282 of "Fast Facts" from the Library Research Service present data collected from libraries in Colorado and throughout the nation. Topics addressed in these "Fast Facts" from 2009 include interlibrary loan in academic libraries, public librarian salaries, book, newspaper, and periodical prices from 2004 to…
Descriptors: Library Research, User Satisfaction (Information), Outcomes of Education, Public Libraries
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1994
The four papers contained in this volume were presented at the August 1994 meetings of the American Statistical Association as a session titled, "Public Policy and Data Comparability: New Interest in Public Library Data." The first paper, "Public Library Statistics: Two Systems Compared" (Mary Jo Lynch), describes two systems…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Demography, Library Administration, Library Research
Hinsch, Neil – 1987
The Sydney Public Library began as the Australian Subscription Library and Reading Room which opened in Sydney on December 1, 1827, with 1,000 volumes. The Municipal Council of Sydney took possession of the library in 1909. The library evolved from a closed access, fixed shelf position library to an open access system in 1910. A complete…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Collections

Lancaster, F. W. – Public Libraries, 1990
Discusses the advantages of evaluation of library services and provides examples of decisions that might be aided through evaluation. The three attributes of library service of most concern to the evaluator--costs, effectiveness, and benefits--are considered. Describes general principles of cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit studies in the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Library Administration, Library Research
Walzer, Norman; Stott, Karen; Sutton, Lori – Illinois Libraries, 2000
Describes results of a research project conducted in Illinois to obtain detailed information about preferences of public library customers and about how much value they place on various types of library services. Discusses rural perceptions of public library contributions, willingness to pay more for service, and implications for library…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Research, Library Services, Public Libraries

Winston, Mark D. – Journal of Library Administration, 2001
Discusses leadership theory as it relates to the library profession and the importance of factors to identify individuals who are likely to be successful that can form the basis for recruitment strategies. Describes results of testing recruitment theory in academic and public libraries, and recommends further research. (Contains 50 references.)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Leadership, Library Administration
Joyce, Craig D. – 1976
This study collects and analyzes information on the characteristics of the community and the public library system of East Brunswick, and provides an example of a library planning method responsive to community needs. Unobtrusive data collection techniques utilizing the 1970 census, local reports, and library records were the primary sources of…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Study, Library Administration, Library Circulation

White, Diane – Current Studies in Librarianship, 1980
Surveys the history of the library board as a means of governance for public libraries, reviews research on the administrative effectiveness of library boards, identifies some of the major problems with the library board system, and proposes some possible solutions to these problems. A 26-item bibliography is attached. (JL)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Communication Problems, Governance, Governing Boards
Heim, Kathleen M.; Kacena, Carolyn – Library Journal, 1979
Presents the rationale, method, results, analysis, and discussion of a survey of public libraries in the United States and Canada which asked for sex of director, director's salary, director's length of tenure, size of population served, per capita support, and beginning professional salary. This study extends work by Carpenter and Shearer (1972).…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Administration, Library Directors, Library Expenditures