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Perdue, Bob; Piotrowski, Chris – 1984
The results of a managerial rotation program in a medium-sized academic library reference department are presented. After meeting certain minimal eligibility requirements, librarians in this department take turns on a 2-year cycle serving as head of the department. This case study is used as a model to assess both the advantages and disadvantages…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Higher Education, Library Administration
Peer reviewedCasserly, Mary F. – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
This discussion of the potential relationship between the accreditation process and organizational change in academic libraries includes the presentation of models of planned change and self-study. A study designed to determine which factors in the models relate to successful accreditation-related self-study processes is described and the results…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accreditation (Institutions), Case Studies, Change Strategies
Peer reviewedKelsey, Ann L.; Cohn, John M. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1987
The impact of an automated circulation system and online catalog on interlibrary loans at a county college is evaluated in terms of activity by patron type, periodicals usage, costs, borrowing activity, and interlibrary loan activity. (CLB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Interlibrary Loans, Learning Resources Centers
Steffen, Susan Swords – Illinois Libraries, 1987
Describes the management approach used to introduce new technologies in an academic library and the success of this approach. The management of change is discussed in terms of communication between management and personnel; management style; development of a system; staff development; and sensitivity to staff reactions and needs. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Higher Education
Turner, Carol; Latta, Ann – 1987
Based on the responses of 77 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries to a December 1986 survey of 106 ARL libraries (a 73% response rate), this report profiles the current state of bibliographic access to federal publications. Following a brief discussion of survey background and methodology, a summary of survey results indicates…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Case Studies, Cataloging
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1980
Findings from a March 1980 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey on preservation indicated that more than one-fourth of the members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) had written disaster plans, and many other plans were in preparation. This SPEC kit on preparing for emergencies and disasters comprises excerpts from…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Emergency Programs, Higher Education
Bergman, Jed I.; And Others – 1996
This book presents a historical review of five private research libraries in the United States and analyzes how these five nonprofit organizations managed the pressures of change that all nonprofits face. Part one contains five case studies: (1) the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens; (2) the Pierpont Morgan Library; (3)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Administrator Role, Budgeting, Case Studies
