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Williams, Robert L. – 2001
This manual is intended to provide a free resource on essential network security concepts for non-technical managers of small libraries. Managers of other small nonprofit or community organizations will also benefit from it. An introduction defines network security; outlines three goals of network security; discusses why a library should be…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Security, Libraries, Library Administration
Mosby, Anne Page; McKinney, Gayle – 1983
This study evolved from a survey of all academic libraries in Georgia, designed to identify current online activities in the state's academic libraries, and to predict future directions and trends. The information was gathered to provide a pool of data for comparison, planning, management, and administration of online services, and to serve as a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Library Administration
California Univ., Santa Barbara. University Library. – 1986
This report documents an investigation which was conducted to determine how the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Library can best use its facilities, space, and equipment to meet the needs of users; provide a safe, comfortable workplace for staff; and house and protect its collections. The task force methodology is described, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Building Plans, Facility Planning, Higher Education
Mann, Thomas W., Jr.; And Others – 1986
Results of this survey of 26 public and academic libraries of national stature show that the country's major libraries are fully committed to automating their library operations. Major findings of the survey show that: (1) all libraries surveyed are involved in automation; (2) all libraries surveyed have automated their catalogs and bibliographic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Higher Education
Brown, Carol R. – 1995
For many librarians, the selection of furniture for a new building or the major refurbishing of an existing facility is a once-in-a-lifetime task. The furniture selection process now involves much more than considering what products are available. The acquisition of furniture and shelving includes the following steps: look at the existing library…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Furniture, Furniture Arrangement, Furniture Design
Boss, Richard W. – 1997
One of the most significant decisions in a library administrator's career is the decision to automate one or more of a library's operations. This book describes the present state of local library automation; the planning, selection, and implementation process; and the library administrator's role in the process. The bulk of the text provides a…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Decision Making, Information Technology
Dewe, Michael – 1995
Now that fewer libraries are being built, it is particularly important to maximize space in the buildings available, and to ensure that library plans are determined by the needs of users. This book introduces the concept of space as a resource available to the library manager, along with stock, staff, and finance, which need managing in the same…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Children, Childrens Libraries