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New York State Education Department, 2016
In April 2010, the New York State Board of Regents challenged the library community to rethink the State's vast array of library services to ensure that they are aligned with modern expectations and the expanded functions needed in today's society, operate with improved efficiency, and are prepared for the future as an essential and vibrant part…
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Administration, Library Development, Strategic Planning
Gharst, Loretta – Computers in Libraries, 2010
The rumored death of librarianship caused by the advent of technology has not, and will not, come to pass. In this article, the author describes how technology has exponentially increased the librarian's ability to provide library service at the Calcasieu Parish Public Library, where she serves as head of Collection & Computing Services. The…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Services, Librarians, Library Administration
Thomas, Lisa Carlucci – Library Journal, 2010
Librarians, like patrons and researchers, are caught between traditional library service models and the promise of evolving information technologies. In recent years, professional conferences have strategically featured programs and presentations geared toward building a mobile agenda and adapting or adopting services to meet new demands of mobile…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Public Libraries, Academic Libraries, Information Technology
Mandel, Lauren H.; Bishop, Bradley Wade; McClure, Charles R.; Bertot, John Carlo; Jaeger, Paul T. – Government Information Quarterly, 2010
U.S. public libraries provide free public internet services to the communities that they serve, but require robust, high-speed broadband internet connections to continue meeting public demands. The 2008-2009 "Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study" ("PLFTAS") illustrates challenges that public libraries encounter in achieving broadband…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Public Libraries, Telecommunications, Internet
Terlaga, Amy – Computers in Libraries, 2010
In March 2007, SirsiDynix notified its Horizon and classic Dynix customers that it would not be releasing Horizon 8.0 in favor of developing its Unicorn software. As vice president/president-elect of SirsiDynix's Horizon/Dynix user group, the author was one of the first ones to be notified of this abrupt change in company strategy. The news sent…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Computer Software, Public Libraries, Library Associations
Smallwood, Carol, Ed. – ALA Editions, 2011
Fewer employees, shorter hours, diminished collection budgets, reduced programs and services--all at a time of record library usage. In this book, library expert Carol Smallwood demonstrates that despite the obvious downsides, the necessity of doing business differently can be positive, leading to partnering, sharing, and innovating. This…
Descriptors: Library Services, Employment Interviews, Job Search Methods, Career Information Systems
Hoffert, Barbara – Library Journal, 2007
From the ascendance of the reference database and web sites offering endless opportunities for cyber-promotion to the crowds swarming through the doors to avail themselves of new computers, the Internet has transformed the way public libraries do business. That is not news. What is exciting, though, is how the Internet continues to change public…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Internet, Library Services, Electronic Libraries
Rendler, Richard E. – Library Journal, 1981
Describes the development of the San Jose Public Library's newly operational SCICON circulation control system, one of the largest and fastest online systems in America. (RAA)
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Circulation, Online Systems
Taft, Michael – Library Journal, 1988
Discussion of the automation of personnel administration in libraries covers (1) new developments in human resource management systems; (2) system requirements; (3) software evaluation; (4) vendor evaluation; (5) selection of a system; (6) training and support; and (7) benefits. (MES)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Evaluation Criteria, Information Technology, Library Administration
Hegarty, Kevin; And Others – Library Journal, 1986
Three articles address the relationship between a library and the vendor of its automated system from several points of view: library-initiated vendor abandonment, vendor-initiated abandonment, nonperforming vendor and nonfunctioning system, and changing systems. Acceptance testing and financial, personnel, and legal aspects of vendor abandonment…
Descriptors: Contracts, Information Systems, Library Administration, Library Automation
Crotts, Brenda; And Others – 1989
This report on a Business of Acquisitions Regional Institute, sponsored by the Resources and Technical Services Division (RTSD) of the American Library Association (ALA) and the Northern California Technical Processes Group (NCTPG), summarizes the keynote address on the relationships between booksellers, publishers, and librarians. Three panel…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Acquisition, Library Administration

Zhang, Wenxian – Journal of Educational Media & Library Sciences, 1998
Describes the results of a survey of public libraries in Connecticut that was conducted to identify the factors that influence library administrators' decision-making process regarding library automation. Discusses vendor selection, funding, and costs, and copies of the survey questionnaires are appended. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Costs, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Funding
Freund, Alfred L. – Library Journal, 1983
Discussion of the use of microcomputers in a cooperative public library system notes library management applications in areas of clerical work, word processing, book ordering, inventories, special collection catalogs, mailing lists, and a union list of serials. (EJS)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Library Administration, Library Automation
Newhard, Robert – Library Administration & Management, 1991
Considers appropriate responses that public library leaders should be making in an environment of technological change. Topics discussed include the library mission and its role in dealing productively with change; library leadership in local government; community information; integrating technology into library management and operations; library…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Information Services, Feedback, Library Administration
Oder, Norman – Library Journal, 1998
Describes recent changes in the District of Columbia Public Library. Highlights include the search and appointment of a new director; financial problems; past managerial problems; needed technology updates; the impact of municipal government problems; and a sidebar with a biography of the new director, Molly Raphael. (LRW)
Descriptors: City Government, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Development