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Direct linkTuccillo, Diane – School Library Journal, 2007
Getting kids excited about the library isn't as difficult as media librarians think. All it takes is giving them some control. They'll be surprised at how quickly their attitudes change once they let them play a role in everything from programming and technology to book selection and design. It may take some getting used to, but listening to what…
Descriptors: Librarian Attitudes, Training, School Libraries, Public Libraries
Download full textZuccala, Alesia; Oppenheim, Charles; Dhiensa, Rajveen – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2008
Introduction: We examine the role of the digital repository manager, discuss the future of repository management and evaluation and suggest that library and information science schools develop new repository management curricula. Method: Face-to-face interviews were carried out with managers of five different types of repositories and a Web-based…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Information Science, Electronic Libraries, Archives
Kessler, Ridley R., Jr.; Daniel, Evelyn H. – 1989
This survey of regional depository libraries grew out of an informal meeting held in the fall of 1987. The meeting's purpose was to allow regional librarians to discuss their shared problems and concerns. A direct result of this meeting was a decision to gather more information about regionals and how they operated, organized and staffed their…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Government Publications, Library Administration, Library Personnel
Evans, Anaclare F. – 1995
This annotated bibliography lists 36 books, reports, and journal articles on total quality management (TQM). Several discuss the implementation of TQM in the library setting. All but one of the sources were published in 1990 or later. Annotations include major themes and arguments, case studies, contents of collected works, and a number of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Higher Education
Clement, Richard W.; Rounds, Laura A., Ed. – 1995
This SPEC kit which contains its accompanying SPEC Flyer prepared by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) focuses on strategic planning. A planning process which emphasizes redefining goals and objectives and reordering priorities based on a dynamic environment, strategic planning has been considered to be particularly applicable to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Planning
PDF pending restorationAssociation of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Services. – 1994
The Systems and Procedures Exchange Center's (SPEC) Kits contain up-to-date information on the latest issues of concern to college and academic libraries and librarians today. This subject index to SPEC Kits covers all kits currently available from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Office of Management Services. Under each subject…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, Higher Education, Indexes
Soete, George J. – 1998
This SPEC Kit and Flyer focus on the extent to which Association of Research Libraries (ARL) libraries engage in formal or organized customer service programs. Seventy-five out of the 121 member libraries responded to the customer service program survey (61%). The SPEC Flyer discusses results in terms of customer service program characteristics,…
Descriptors: Employment Practices, Information Services, Library Administration, Library Services
Peer reviewedBrunelle, Eugene A. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1975
Technological change in academic libraries requires a redefinition of the professional librarian's functions and qualifications. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Educational Media, Educational Technology, Higher Education
De Gennaro, Richard – Library Journal, 1976
The dominant thrust of the 1980's may be the development of cost-effective in-house library minicomputer processing and catalog access systems capable of interfacing synergistically with an effective national library network for sharing bibliographical data and library resources. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Computers, Costs, Futures (of Society), Library Administration
Peer reviewedFatcheric, Jerome P. – Special Libraries, 1975
A user evaluation of library services and facilities revealed a dichotomy of the user population into director and non-director subgroups. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Administration, Library Administration, Library Facilities, Library Research
Maine Library Trustees Association, Castine. – 1987
Written to give public library trustees in the state of Maine an overall picture of their duties and responsibilities, this handbook covers: (1) the mission, role, and organization of the board of trustees; (2) trustee orientation; (3) meeting procedure; (4) continuing education for trustees; (5) public relations; (6) finance and budgeting; (7)…
Descriptors: Intellectual Freedom, Job Security, Library Administration, Public Libraries
Collantes, Lourdes Y., Ed. – 1985
Six symposium papers are included in this document. The first paper, by Henry Chang, is a brief profile of Asian/Pacific American (APA) librarians, emphasizing the need for more data on this group and the need for the group to become more assertive of their rights to equal opportunity in the field. The second paper, by Jane Katayama, addresses…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Ethnic Stereotypes, Librarians, Library Administration
Peer reviewedGaver, Mary Virginia – Catholic Library World, 1975
Two functions of highest priority for school library/media supervisors are continuing education and program evaluation. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Library Administration, Library Education, Program Evaluation
Bone, Larry Earl – Library Journal, 1975
Reports on a study conducted in the fall of 1974 to survey goal and objective setting efforts as a management activity in selected large public libraries. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Planning, Library Surveys, Management by Objectives
Lynch, Minnie-Lou, Ed. – 1980
This handbook defines the role of the trustee and identifies specific responsibilities and functions of the position. The step-by-step procedures with illustrations and checklists provide practical information and guidelines for librarian selection, planning and policy setting, facilities design and construction programs, funding and tax…
Descriptors: Governance, Governing Boards, Guidelines, Library Administration
