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Thomas L. Walker II – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Public institutions of higher education have seen mandatory state budget cuts for more than 20years, with each year's cut being larger than the previous. These statewide education cuts have affected academic libraries in a major way, resulting in purchasing cutbacks, decreased subscription renewals and cancellations. These drastic cuts in library…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Administration, Research Libraries, Budgeting
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Ghalib Khan; Rubina Bhatti; Rahim Jan; Amjid Khan – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2024
Acquisition management is the kind of strategy that university libraries adopt to assist the information needs of the client population. This study attempted to understand the acquisition management in the university libraries in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan. The study adopted a survey method and included all those well-established…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Libraries, Library Services, Library Personnel
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Sassen, Catherine; Wahl, Diane – College & Research Libraries, 2014
This study concerns administrative support provided to encourage the research and publishing activities of academic librarians working in Association of Research Libraries member libraries. Deans and directors of these libraries were asked to respond to an online survey concerning the support measures that their libraries provide, as well as their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Research, Faculty Publishing
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Berg, Selinda Adelle; Jacobs, Heidi L. M.; Cornwall, Dayna – College & Research Libraries, 2013
Within the literature exploring the role of research in academic librarianship, very little attention has been paid to the perspectives of upper library administrators. This perspective is critical because library administrators play a key role in hiring, evaluating, supporting, promoting, and tenuring professional librarians. As a way of bringing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Library Administration, Administrators
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Branin, Joseph J. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2009
For over 30 years, Duane Webster worked tirelessly and effectively in developing leaders in the research library community. Through his own efforts and example and through a group of colleagues he trained and mentored, the Association of Research Libraries was able to create a series of programs in leadership development that has had an impact on…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Leadership, Library Science, Mentors
Phillips, Abigail L. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2014
Leadership is an often-misunderstood word, especially in the context of libraries. With multiple definitions for the word "leadership" and vast numbers of leadership styles, it can be difficult to identity what exactly is meant when discussing library leadership. This literature review brings together 10 years of scholarly research on…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Leadership, Literature Reviews, Educational Research
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Fallon, Helen; Maxwell, Jane; McCaffrey, Ciara; McMahon, Seamus – Australian Library Journal, 2011
Four librarians from Irish university libraries completed the U.K. Future Leaders Programme (FLP) in 2010. In this article they recount their experience and assess the effect of the programme on their professional practice and the value for their institutions. The programme is explored in the context of the Irish higher education environment,…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Librarians
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Willmott, Kristen E.; Wall, Andrew F. – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2012
This case explores various entrepreneurial initiatives introduced by Dr. Ron Dow, dean of libraries, at a private, research-extensive institution in the northeastern United States. The case serves as an example of how entrepreneurial ideas can be applied within educational contexts, specifically, the academic support context of the university…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Research Libraries, Library Administration, Educational Innovation
Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp; Young, Mar, Comp.; Barber, Jason, Comp. – Association of Research Libraries, 2008
The "ARL Annual Salary Survey 2007-2008" reports salary data for all professional staff working in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) libraries. It is the most comprehensive and thorough guide to current salaries in large U.S. and Canadian academic and research libraries, and is a valuable management and research tool. Data for 9,983…
Descriptors: Salaries, Research Libraries, Professional Personnel, Library Administration
Yarbrough, Larry N. – 1975
There is a need for increased efficiency and effectiveness in the employment of the library's human resources. Performance appraisal can serve as a basis for salary and advancement decisions, career development, and performance improvement. Three criteria for performance appraisal can be distinguished: (1) the trait approach, (2) the job…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, College Libraries, Librarians, Library Administration
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Boock, Michael; Vondracek, Ruth – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2006
How are academic libraries organizing themselves in order to engage in the content selection and digitization of local collections? Are libraries creating new positions or units, assigning responsibilities to existing departments, setting up cross-functional collaboration among existing departments, or using a combination of these strategies? Who…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Library Administration
Streit, Samuel – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1982
Considers some important questions surrounding the deaccessioning of books and other materials from library collections: Should deaccessioned items be sold? How should materials for deaccessioning be selected? What are the channels for the sale of deaccessioned library materials? (JL)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Collections
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Ferguson, Anthony R.; Taylor, John R. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1980
Presents an activity analysis of the tasks performed and the time expended by public service librarians at a research library. Data obtained with this tool are evalutated in terms of the differing viewpoints held by library and university administrators. (Author/RAA)
Descriptors: Activities, Job Analysis, Librarians, Library Administration
Parsons, Jerry L. – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1976
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, College Libraries, Librarians, Library Administration
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Mayeski, John K.; Sharrow, Marilyn J. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1982
Describes a survey completed by 30 major Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries in November 1979 which was undertaken to identify the problems associated with the recruitment of middle- and upper-level research library managers. Five data tables accompany the text. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Administrators, Employment Qualifications, Job Training, Librarians
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