This document contains selections from the California Administrative Code, Education Code, Government Code, and others relating to public libraries, county law libraries and the State Library. The first section presents legal developments in California from 1974 to 1976 which are of interest to librarians. Laws and regulations are presented under…

The Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library contains 200,000 volumes and 900 serial subscriptions and operates with an annual budget as of 1974-75 of $235,000. It serves 2000 undergraduates in a 4 year liberal arts college. Library automation is used in the following areas: (1) bibliographic compilations; (2) cataloging of books, octavo choral…

Work sampling is an effective device for testing efficiency in the use of library materials and personnel. An administrator can determine whether circulation or reference librarians are effectively using their time and whether the work flow should be reorganized. Key operations of a sampling should include definition of a problem, identification…

Jacob Fried and Paul Molnar developed a model to simulate the interaction between technological change and social interaction which consists of two zones: (1) task requisites; and (2) the corresponding organizational responses. To define task requisites for library collections, it is necessary to identify the dimensions of the problem and the…

When considering the possibility of setting goals and objectives, library administrators must resolve a number of broad questions as to the time, effort, and commitment required by goal-setting and the utility of such goals to their staff and operations. A description of the goal-setting efforts of ten major libraries illustrates various steps in…

As research libraries have grown, a trend has developed to recruit specialists to support the administrative and technical functions of the library. Business, planning, automation, personnel, and facilities specialists are among those currently employed. Libraries which utilize such specialists experience significant gains in flexibility to…

A study of library shelving to determine the work load of personnel at an information center was undertaken in three separate time periods during 1975-76. A statistical technique was utilized to help in the determination of work performed. This information can be helpful to management in work allocation. Statistical tables are included. (Author/AP)

This study collects and analyzes information on the characteristics of the community and the public library system of East Brunswick, and provides an example of a library planning method responsive to community needs. Unobtrusive data collection techniques utilizing the 1970 census, local reports, and library records were the primary sources of…

Notes that library literature has begun to treat the subject of merit systems with the help of management theory and claims that, with the assistance of both fields, it should be possible to develop a progressive evaluation system for library personnel. (Author/JD)

Clarifies the activities, understandings, and skills that are of most importance in the preparation of future young adult librarians. The survey sample, methodology, and findings are described; data are presented in six tables. (JD)

The provision of library services through networks has already affected collection development, cataloging, interlibrary loan, reference work, and document delivery. Library managers are advised to review how networks might impact their operations in order to formulate appropriate solutions as soon as possible. Several specific management problems…

Reviews the laws governing access to employee records including the U.S. Constitution, especially the Fourth and Fifth Amendments of the Bill of Rights; the National Labor Relations Act; the Privacy Act of 1974; state privacy statutes; and common-law privacy protections from court opinions. Recommendations for management actions are included. (EM)

Discusses the positive effects that can be attained in a library when senior management successfully supports library directors, and the importance of understanding the director's role and management style in order to increase his or her effectiveness. (CLB)

Examples of problems encountered in a new library building--including rats and humidity--and a description of the library's collections provide a framework for this presentation of the California State Library's emergency management planning. Current preservation efforts are documented and the library's disaster and security plans are described.…

Summarizes the responses of research library directors to the Library of Congress' Network Advisory Committee statement, which stresses an egalitarian network environment. The special role of research libraries and the effect on their participation in local area and multitype networks are discussed. (6 references) (CLB)