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National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1994
The four papers contained in this volume were presented at the August 1994 meetings of the American Statistical Association as a session titled, "Public Policy and Data Comparability: New Interest in Public Library Data." The first paper, "Public Library Statistics: Two Systems Compared" (Mary Jo Lynch), describes two systems…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Demography, Library Administration, Library Research
Mills, Peggy, Comp.; Buckley, Bonnie J., Ed.; Kerschner, Joan G., Ed. – 1998
This handbook is designed to be used as a quick reference and to provide Nevada public library trustees with basic information for helping Nevada public libraries increase their services to meet the informational, educational, and recreational needs of the people of Nevada. The handbook consists of the following chapters: Take Time to Learn the…
Descriptors: Governing Boards, Library Administration, Library Directors, Library Planning
Hastreiter, Jamie A., Comp.; Cornelius, Marsha, Comp.; Henderson, David W., Comp. – 1999
The intent of this CLIP (College Library Information Packet) Note is to provide data and sample documents that can be used as examples by college and small university libraries that are writing or rewriting their mission statements. A survey was mailed in April 1998 by the College Libraries Section of the Association of College and Research…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Surveys
Holley, Edward G. – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1973
The movement to faculty status for university librarians and to library governance is discussed. (21 references) (SJ)
Descriptors: Administration, College Faculty, College Libraries, Faculty
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Minder, Thomas – Library Trends, 1973
There is little need to write about procedures now being used in library systems analysis. Instead, one should focus attention on underlying principles and implicit processes used by analysts, concentrating on the role of the analyst in the inquiry process. (17 references) (Author)
Descriptors: Design, Library Administration, Library Planning, Systems Analysis
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Leimkuhler, Ferdinand F. – Library Trends, 1973
At a time when libraries are adopting systems analysis as an integral part of their management structure, systems analysts are voicing grave concern about their ability to deliver the kinds of systems libraries need. (11 references) (Author)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Library Administration, Library Planning, Models
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Marchant, Maurice P. – Library Trends, 1971
Participative management is not the abdicating of responsibility by top management and allowing staff members to do whatever they wish; rather it forces decisions down to the level best suited to determine them by virtue of availability of relevant information and the effect of the decision on the operation. (21 references) (Author/NH).
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Administration, Participative Decision Making, Personnel Management
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Darling, Pamela W. – Library Trends, 1981
Discussion of the administration of the preservation of library materials presents observations of the field based on the author's experiences and briefly describes related programs conducted by Yale University Libraries, Association of Research Libraries Office of Management Studies, and School of Library Service at Columbia University. Four…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Administration, Library Materials, Library Services
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Wood, Elizabeth J. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1983
Illustrates how basic principles of marketing and strategic market planning can be applied to libraries and discusses some concepts of strategic planning (organization mission, objectives and goals, growth strategy, program portfolio plan) and marketing (opportunity analysis, target market selection, marketing mix strategy, marketing systems…
Descriptors: Flow Charts, Libraries, Library Administration, Library Planning
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Crowe, William J. – College and Research Libraries, 1982
This article reviews the key features of zero base budgeting as a budgeting/planning system, discusses the applications of ZBB reported in the literature, and summarizes its special benefits and problems for libraries. Fifteen references are included. (Author/RAA)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Library Administration, Library Expenditures, Library Planning
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Kebabian, Helen – Current Studies in Librarianship, 1980
Discusses the basic issues and practices in the administration of photographic collections, specifically with respect to the preservation of photographic materials, the organization of photographic files, and the cataloging of photographs under the Anglo American Cataloging Rules. An 18-item bibliography is included. (JL)
Descriptors: Archives, Cataloging, History, Indexing
Diener, Ronald E. – Library Journal, 1981
Recommends that library administrators turn to public administration models in preference to business administration models for network management; this choice is predicated on the not-for-profit aspects of public service organizations. (RAA)
Descriptors: Business Administration, Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Anderson, David C. – Library Journal, 1980
Discusses planning "future of the catalog" decisions given AACR2 and suggests that courses of action for small libraries may be developed through self-study and by reference to a list of 11 resources. (RAA)
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, Cataloging, Cost Effectiveness, Library Administration
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Leckie, Peter – Canadian Library Journal, 1980
Discusses charging users for public library services, library costs, and the financial structures that influence public library policy. (CHC)
Descriptors: Costs, Government Role, Library Administration, Library Policy
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Lange, Clifford E. – Library Trends, 1980
Discusses the role of library governing boards and the environment of the rural public library in considering the functions of the rural library trustee. (FM)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Governing Boards, Library Administration, Public Libraries
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