Managing Academic Libraries with Fewer Resources.

Riggs, Donald E.

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Publication Date: 1992

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Managing Academic Libraries with Fewer Resources.

Riggs, Donald E.

Journal for Higher Education Management, v8 n1 p27-34 Fall 1992

A discussion of academic library management during retrenchment looks at a variety of issues, including staffing needs in the labor-intensive library environment, acquisitions budgeting, interlibrary cooperation (ownership vs. access to resources), entrepreneurship and strategic planning for problem solving, and use of total quality management principles. (MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, College Administration, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation, Library Acquisition, Library Administration, Long Range Planning, Ownership, Program Administration, Retrenchment, Staff Utilization, Total Quality Management

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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