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Library of Congress, Washington, DC. – 1988
This report contains the major recommendations of the Library of Congress (LC) Management and Planning (MAP) committee. The mission and values statement developed by the MAP Committee for LC precedes the main body of the report. The first of two major sections of the report includes recommendations organized into chapters according to the five…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Library Administration, Library Planning, Library Services

Riggs, Donald E. – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
Presents a model which merges the concepts of entrepreneurship with those of strategic planning to create a library management system. Each step of the process, including needs assessment and policy formation, strategy choice and implementation, and evaluation, is described in detail. (CLB)
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Library Administration, Library Planning

White, Herbert S. – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
This discussion includes a review of Drucker's concept of entrepreneurship, a current management trend in which organizations encourage entrepreneurship and innovation from employees. Drucker's discussion of public service institutions and the relationship of those points to library management are highlighted. (CLB)
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Library Administration, Library Planning
Texas State Library, Austin. Library Development Div. – 1994
The purpose of this document is to orient new system staff and advisory council members to their roles and responsibilities in the Texas Library System. It contains information on the history, governance, funding, services, and administration of the systems. Chapter 1 contains a discussion of the history of library systems in Texas and some key…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Funding
Oklahoma State Dept. of Libraries, Oklahoma City. – 1985
Developed through a joint effort of the Oklahoma Library Association (OLA) and the Oklahoma Department of Libraries (ODL), this planning approach to library development is designed to lead a public library through the developmental process and identify a series of actions that will direct it toward planning for excellence. Introductory material…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Library Administration, Library Planning, Library Role
Creaghe, Norma S.; And Others – 1982
This proposal suggests library inventory procedures to meet the need for improved security in the California State University libraries and to preserve the integrity of the collections at the 19 campuses. There is a need for a reliable method of inventory for the collection as a whole, in order to determine significant changes in the collection…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Efficiency, Facility Inventory, Higher Education

Murphy, Marcy – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
This discussion of goal setting as a means of directing organizational, supervisory, and individual achievement presents the factors involved in goal-based planning at these three levels within the library context, including planning strategies, evaluation methods, and possible problems at each level. (CLB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Human Resources, Library Administration, Library Planning
Hayes, Robert M.; Walter, Virginia A. – 1996
Public libraries must operate in a time of increasing change, both within the library community and throughout the larger social and economic environments in which the library must function. This book is a guide to the strategic management of change in community libraries. It addresses the unique circumstances and needs of public libraries and…
Descriptors: Change, Change Strategies, Evaluation Methods, Library Administration
Weaver, Barbara F. – 1986
This report summarizes the 2.5-year process of the development and implementation of the New Jersey Library Network, including the formation of six Regional Library Cooperatives, hiring of staff members, and detailed regional planning. Following introductory material which includes listings of the members of the New Jersey State Board of Education…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Financial Support, Grants, Library Administration
Cylke, Frank Kurt, Ed.; And Others – 1983
Standards are briefly outlined for four general areas. Administrative areas addressed are policies and procedures, legal basis, planning reports--statistical and narrative, budget, funding, personnel (personnel policies and procedures, positions and responsibilities, staff size, training and performance, job description, affirmative action,…
Descriptors: Blindness, Glossaries, Library Administration, Library Materials

Walter, Virginia A. – 1992
This manual has been designed as a practical guide to quantifying and measuring the results, or outputs, of public library service to children. The basic output measures presented are tailored to reflect library services to children (defined as persons 14 years old and younger) and their care givers. Six categories of measures are presented: (1)…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Data Collection, Library Administration, Library Planning
Buckingham, Betty Jo – 1984
This booklet presents guidelines for planning the school library media center budget based on short and long range plans for maintaining and developing collections and services. It is noted that such planning should consider the goals and objectives of the district, the school, and particular programs, and that democratic budgeting should involve…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Estimates, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Colorado State Library, Denver. – 1986
Designed to inform the library community about the programs, services, staff, and fiscal status of the Colorado State Library, this annual report includes highlights of the following programs: (1) Public Library Development; (2) School Library Media; (3) Network Development and Automation; (4) Regional Library Service Systems Coordination; (5)…
Descriptors: Institutional Libraries, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Expenditures
California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners, Petuluma. – 1986
Published in response to requests for a permanent record of California's CALTAC (California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners) WILL (Workshops in Library Leadership) program, an ongoing program funded by an LSCA (Library Services and Construction Act) grant from the California State Library, this report is a compilation of the…
Descriptors: Community Relations, Computer Software, Financial Support, Legislation
Vandergrift, Kay E.; And Others – School Library Journal, 1987
Outlines the stages in the decision-making process for libraries acquiring optical data disk systems, including the establishment of a project manager or task force, feasibility studies, creating a planning document, hardware and software evaluation, devising processes and policies, and analyzing contracts. (CLB)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria, Feasibility Studies, Guidelines