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Download full textBarrett, G. Jaia, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2006
"ARL" is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). "ARL" reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff and…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Information Policy, Electronic Publishing, Research Libraries
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
Peer reviewedButler, Meredith; Davis, Hiram – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Discusses the importance of strategic planning in academic libraries. Topics addressed include the culture of the research institution, benefits of strategic planning, empowerment of the library through planning, and a framework for the planning process. Examples of planning from two university libraries that involved staff, faculty,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Library Administration
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1977
This kit on the preparation and presentation of the library budget in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions contains a concise summary of the results of a 1977 member survey on budget preparation and eight related primary source documents. The summary of the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey focuses on types of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Budgets, Higher Education
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1978
An examination of the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center's (SPEC) file of 72 annual reports from Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions found that administrators were using annual reports for several purposes: as communication links with library users, the university administration, and the general university community,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Higher Education, Library Administration
Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed. – ARL, 1995
This bimonthly newsletter offers a forum for discussion of research library issues and actions. Regular features include: Current Issues; Office of Scientific and Academic Publishing; Federal Relations; Coalition for Networked Information; Office of Management Services; ARL Activities; and ARL Calendar. Newsletter highlights include the following…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Information Networks, Library Administration, Library Services
Peer reviewedFerguson, 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
Peer reviewedHewitt, Joe A. – North Carolina Libraries, 1997
Discusses the need for organizational change in academic research libraries, based on a study of a small group of libraries that had experienced varying degrees of restructuring and had analyzed factors that energized change. Highlights include organizational flexibility, external or client-centered orientation, staff empowerment, and improving…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, Higher Education, Library Administration
Parsons, Jerry L. – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1976
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, College Libraries, Librarians, Library Administration
Peer reviewedMichel, George J. – Catholic Library World, 1977
Economic difficulties for the university library made it necessary to assess the library needs of faculty and students in teaching and research. Proposed are several functions for the library committee: a new linkage to the University, planning and management, and cost-benefit research. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Libraries, Governance, Library Administration
Peer reviewedMayeski, 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
Fitzgerald, Allyn, Ed.; Jones, DeEtta, Ed. – 1997
The ARL Partnerships Program was created to enhance diversity in research libraries and allied associations. The goal was to actively engage more libraries and library-related organizations in advancing diversity initiatives. This compilation of diversity programs and activities highlights the efforts of libraries and library associations…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Diversity (Faculty), Diversity (Institutional), Higher Education
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1979
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit, an update of a 1975 kit, considers trends in the development and use of goals and objectives statements in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions, as illustrated in documents received in response to an August 1979 SPEC survey. The kit comprises: documents on developing…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Planning
Daval, Nicola, Ed. – 1984
Program presentations on issues related to bibliographic control and access to collections and business meeting minutes are combined in this report. Under the program title, "The Sum of the Parts: Sharing Responsibility," the following addresses are included: (1) "The Building Blocks: Elements in a System of Distributed…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Library Administration, Library Associations, Library Catalogs
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Univ. Library Management Studies. – 1976
Some of the conditions in research libraries which have shaped the Office of University Library Management Studies' (OMS) approach to library management studies are outlined, OMS activities during 1976 are described, as well as priorities for 1977. OMS work with member libraries in 1976 indicated that research libraries are primarily concerned…
Descriptors: Administration, Annual Reports, College Libraries, Library Administration
