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Fister, Barbara – Library Journal, 2010
As higher education confronts shortages in hungry times, will officials who previously viewed the library as a sacred cow think it's time for a barbecue? Don't light the charcoal yet. Interviews with chief academic officers and an online survey taken by over 130 leaders in academic affairs yield surprising results. It's no secret that academic…
Descriptors: Evidence, Academic Libraries, Library Administration, Library Development
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
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Mitchell, Erik T. – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010
One of the first big shifts in how libraries manage resources was the move from print-journal purchasing models to database-subscription and electronic-journal purchasing models. Libraries found that this transition helped them scale their resources and provide better service just by thinking a bit differently about their services. Likewise,…
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Materials, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Libraries
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Munde, Gail – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2008
Many libraries have a disaster plan for collections and facilities, but few libraries have a plan to address the strategic or practical implications of multiple vacancies. Much has been written about the search process, but little about the considerations involved in multiple search situations.
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Personnel, Personnel Management, Employment Opportunities
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Kreitz, Patricia A. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2008
Organizations with increasingly diverse workforces and customer populations face challenges in reaping diversity's benefits while managing its potentially disruptive effects. This article defines workplace diversity and identifies best practices supporting planned and positive diversity management. It explores how academic libraries can apply…
Descriptors: Diversity (Institutional), Academic Libraries, Library Administration, Personnel Management
Miller, Rebecca – Library Journal, 2008
This article presents an excerpt of Library Journal's (LJ's) Movers & Shakers ideas on how to ensure a vital library for the future. Several identify a disconnect between what librarians and libraries do and what users think they do. Mending this gap, they say, would transform library recruitment and library support. While specific insights on…
Descriptors: Libraries, Librarians, Library Services, Library Administration
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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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Grogg, Jill E. – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2009
Library school courses focusing on management and budgeting are as important as ever, as are continuing education opportunities for librarians who may not have encountered a severe economic recession. The journal crisis of the 1990s is still a fresh and unpleasant memory for many. However, for other librarians who may have graduated from library…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Librarians, Business Skills, Library Administration
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Patton, Maggie – Australian Library Journal, 2009
Since 2005 the State Library of New South Wales has provided staff with an opportunity to research aspects of the Library's services and collections through the State Librarian's Staff Fellowship Program. In January 2008, Maggie Patton commenced a project to rediscover and document the development of the rare printed collections at the State…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Government Libraries, Foreign Countries, Archives
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Harrison, Tiffany; Ward, Randall; Pace, Sean; Cornelius, Andi – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2009
The librarian for the Stevens-Henager College, Murray, Utah campus was hired in the spring of 2008 and given the task of maintaining and improving the college's library and bookstore. It was soon discovered that many areas needed improvement (processes, outreach, policies, personnel, work-flow, etc.) Fortunately, she possessed skills from previous…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Private Colleges, Library Administration, Librarians
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Ching, Steve H.; Tai, Alice; Pong, Joanna; Cheng, Michael – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2009
Self-service is the trend of today's libraries. The Run Run Shaw Library at the City University of Hong Kong therefore is transforming itself in the same direction and offers to its users what it calls the Easy-service. However, the need to handle cash-based micropayments at the service counter is a stumbling block. There is an urgent need for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Urban Universities, Library Services
Tenopir, Carol; Baker, Gayle; Grogg, Jill – Library Journal, 2010
With fancy new software developments and growth in both the richness of content and delivery options for information resources, the Database Marketplace 2010 is a feast for buyers. Unfortunately, institutional budget cuts may force more of a famine mentality--with belt-tightening for most, and only purchases that are life-sustaining being served…
Descriptors: Databases, Electronic Libraries, Online Vendors, Library Administration
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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
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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
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2008
The feelings of librarians planning for the American Library Association (ALA) conference at Disneyland (aka Anaheim, California, June 26-July 2) range from moderate pleasure to dread. Some remember the joys and difficulties of Orlando, especially the exorbitant cab fares and mediocre restaurants. Others quail at screaming kids and tourists in…
Descriptors: Library Associations, Conferences (Gatherings), Programs, Library Services
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