The major reasons which seem to be preventing operations research from achieving its potential and fulfilling the expectations of its proponents in library management are explored. (Author)

The function of library management is seen as different from the functions of librarians performing as professionals. (Author)

Examines Gilman's contribution to the Librarian's Conference of 1853, Service as Yale librarian and professor in Yale's Sheffield Scientific School, influence on library development at the University of California and Johns Hopkins, contacts with the profession, and principal library writings. (Author)

Evaluation of library service effectiveness is defined in terms of providing objective information to library policy makers and program managers on the effectiveness and cost of alternatives, as well as existing programs and services. The elements of policy and program evaluation are discussed and the need to view evaluation as a continuous…

This discussion of the principal structures and factors that modify data in the decision making process considers individual-environmental structures in terms of their influences on data, as well as such factors as personality, cultural antecedents, data complexity, data load, task demand, and the individual's congruency with both the environment…

Examination of several library legislation models developed to meet the needs of developed and developing nations reveals that our traditional notion of the library's role in society must be abandoned if we wish to reconcile its benefits to its costs. Four models currently exist: many nations, particularly Asian, have no legislation; most nations,…

Polish library legislation enacted since World War II is directed to the establishment of a library network, centralized in concepts and goals, but decentralized in administration and operation. Dating from 1774 when the Commission for National Education first issued regulations for schools and libraries, there has been continuous legislative…

This list of references to materials in the area of staff motivation was primarily assembled for the use of professional librarians, but it could also be used in library education at the college level. It encompasses the subjects of motivation, participative management, and conflict resolution, and includes only recent materials. The arrangement…

The Michigan Library Trustees Manual covers the following topics: (1) characteristics of a good public library, (2) characteristics of good library trustees and boards, (3) responsibilities and duties of trustees in relation to those of the library, (4) planning and policymaking, (5) board meetings, (6) sample by-laws, (7) budget and finance, (8)…

The 1974 activities of the Office of University Library Management Studies included the review and continued improvement of the Management Review and Analysis Program, a technique for the self-evaluation of library organization and performance. The services of the Systems Procedure and Exchange Center, a center for the sharing of information on…

Probes the contemporary definition of library resource sharing and outlines the attributes critical to such a program. Also considered are pressures for the adoption of resource sharing and roadblocks that might be encountered along the way. (JVP)

For the academic library director there is a multitude of expectations derived from diverse and often conflicting individuals and groups with whom this individual is concerned. Utilizing the framework of role theory, this study describes and analyzes the role of the library director. (Author/AP)

Discusses how women library managers can use efficient time management techniques to help them make the best of both career and home work environments. Nine basic steps to greater efficiency are presented, and external and internal time wasters are listed. (EM)

Discussion of Humanistic Management by Teamwork (HMBT) rationalizes a preference for HMBT in academic library management. The University of New Mexico's Zia model of library organization is described as an example of HMBT, and several benefits of the Zia model are summarized. (MES)

Describes the responsibilities and recommended qualifications of a youth services department head. The importance of attention to statistics and library policy is emphasized. (MES)