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Download full textWright, A. J. – 1989
Legal implications of oral history research and collection can be divided into four broad areas of concern, including copyright, restriction of access, libel, and contracts. This document presents highlights from various authorities in each of these areas. Peterson notes that interviewers and interviewees hold the copyright to their own words; a…
Descriptors: Archives, Audiotape Recordings, Contracts, Copyrights
Person, Ruth J.; Newman, George Charles – 1988
This report on the process by which a university librarian is selected is based on interviews with key participants in searches for library directors at five medium to large universities, each of which had selected a new university librarian within the two years prior to the survey. It was found that the five universities--one private, one…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Selection, Employment Qualifications
Peer reviewedSchwartz, Charles A. – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Discussion of performance appraisal in nonprofit organizations and the difficulties involved in obtaining accurate job feedback examines four types of appraisal: behavioralism; minimal model; heuristic knowledge; and tacit information from in-house experimentation. Conclusions are drawn about the usefulness of these approaches and a suggestion for…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Bias, Feedback, Interviews
Giesecke, Joan, Ed. – 1997
New supervisors often come to management positions with experience and expertise in their specialty, but with little or no training in how to supervise. Aimed at the new library supervisor, this publication addresses basic supervisory skills and provides practical information needed by supervisors. As library organizations become more complex,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Conflict Resolution, Cultural Differences, Decision Making
Murphy, Marcy; Bailey, Martha J. – 1986
This preliminary report describes a project designed to formulate a competency model for research library managers as suggested input for job descriptions, recruitment and interviewing techniques, training, and curriculum review in the graduate professional programs. The objectives of the project are to identify the requisite managerial…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications
Peer reviewedMiller, Constance; And Others – RQ, 1985
Seven articles on library reference services highlight reference obsolescence in academic libraries, major studies of unobtrusive reference tests, methods for evaluating reference desk performance, reference interview evaluation, problems of reference desk control, online searching by end users, and reference collection development in…
Descriptors: Interviews, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
Robbins, Jane; And Others – 1990
The 28 papers in this sourcebook relate to the evaluation of children's services in public libraries: (1) "Introduction to Evaluation" (Jane Robbins and Douglas Zweizig); (2) "Research and Measurement in Library Services to Children" (Adele Fasick); (3) "Evaluating Children's Services" (Diana Young); (4) "What Is…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Childrens Literature, Data Analysis, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
