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Shaffer, Kenneth R. – Library Journal, 1971
Excerpts from a new book by Kenneth R. Shaffer entitled Decision Making; A Seminar in Public Library Management." (Author)
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Problems, Case Studies, Decision Making

Brazeau, Marie-Therese – Canadian Library Journal, 1982
Discusses role of teacher-librarian in process of "resource-based learning"--programs which involve students in use of wide range of print, nonprint, and human resources. Administration of the school library, selection and purchase of materials, and the working relationship between teacher-librarian and classroom teacher are highlighted. Two…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Learning Resources Centers, Librarians, Library Acquisition

Wyatt, Joe B. – College and Research Libraries, 1979
Information technology plays a role both in library administration and in the use of information resources. Viewed in historical perspective, the "computer era" is just beginning, and the prospect of the "electronic book" is good. Librarians must be computer-literate and lead students and the public in the use of new…
Descriptors: Information Science, Libraries, Library Administration, Library Role

Kinkade, Richard P. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1981
Describes informative measures used by a library advisory committee to advise university administrators of the adverse impact of budgetary constraints on the operation of the academic library. (RAA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Advisory Committees, Budgeting, Faculty

Brown, Jovanna – Canadian Library Journal, 1980
Discusses the impact of library networking systems on a small academic library with Evergreen State College's library used as a case study. (CHC)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans, Library Administration

Gwinn, Nancy E.; And Others – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1980
A program to develop managers for academic and research libraries is reviewed through the eyes of eight participants. Former interns relate their experiences and impressions while in the program and its effect on their professional careers. (RAA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Internship Programs, Library Administration, Management Development

Benedict, Forest C.; Gherman, Paul M. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1980
Defines the strengths of an integrated personnel system and outlines its implementation, using functional job analysis as developed by Sidney Fine. (Author/RAA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Job Analysis, Library Administration, Library Personnel

DeGennaro, Richard – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1981
Practical advice is offered on managing libraries during a time of declining resources. Librarians are urged to set aside the extravagant and empty rhetoric of the 60s and 70s and take a more realistic view of collections and services for users during the austere 80s. (Author/RAA)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Collections

Canadian Library Journal, 1980
Describes the principles of international lending and guidelines for procedure, including national centers, requesting, supplying, conditions of supply, period of loan, returning, receipts, responsibility for loss or damage, payment, and statistics. (CHC)
Descriptors: Global Approach, Interlibrary Loans, Library Administration, Library Circulation

Uden, Janet – Journal of Library Automation, 1980
Describes the generation and utilization of financial reports by the online book order system developed at the University of Massachusetts. A series of reports record monthly book transactions, use of funds by subject and type of publication, and the performance of vendors. (Author/RAA)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Case Studies, Library Acquisition, Library Administration

Casper, Cheryl A. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1979
Arguments for and against library service fees for users are presented, and models for setting such fees are illustrated in terms of profit maximization and maximization of user benefits. (FM)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Fees, Financial Policy, Library Administration

Hersberger, Rodney M. – Catholic Library World, 1979
Examines the theory and application of zero base budgeting (ZBB) and presents an example of ZBB in an academic library reference department, illustrating the preparation of a budget proposal and demonstrating the different approaches to staffing for reference services and varying funding levels. (FM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Library Administration, Library Services

Simmons, Beatrice – Catholic Library World, 1979
Suggests that academic library management, working cooperatively with operational staff, re-think service pedagogies and staffing configurations, involve librarians in the instructional process, develop relationships with faculty and students, and improve collection development in periods of fiscal retrenchment. (FM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Financial Policy, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
Wilkinson, Margaret Ann; Wilkinson, John Provost – Library Administration and Management, 1997
Conflict management theory is illustrated in a series of hypothetical scenarios, typical of library situations. Each scenario is discussed in terms of a specific management theory and the theories are transposed into useful management tools by plotting each situation along relevant axes. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Conflict, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Personnel

inCite, 1996
The seven state libraries of Australia are profiled in two- page articles. Each article contains a description of the library and its programs, a statement from its director or state librarian about his/her background, and photographs. (DGM)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Library Administration, Library Development, Library Directors