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Warner, Audrey A. – 1999
Public libraries serve patrons who have a wide range of demographic characteristics. Boards of Trustees of public libraries play an important role in maintaining and planning libraries that serve the needs of the community. The demographic characteristics of the board are one factor that can help represent the diversity of the patron community.…
Descriptors: Demography, Diversity (Institutional), Governing Boards, Individual Characteristics

Cha, Mikyeong; Pungitore, Verna L. – Library & Information Science Research, 1998
This study of public libraries in Ohio explored whether voluntary state public library standards will be complied with to the same extent by smaller and larger libraries. Findings indicate that library size, as measured by population and income, is a factor in two categories of standards components: community input and library management. Contains…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Compliance (Psychology), Library Administration, Library Research
Grear, Robert Michael – 1990
Mentoring in the fields of academia, business, and government has been studied since the early 1970s. The field of library science has recently begun to study this activity among the members of its profession. More research is needed to determine the extent of influence this area of career development has had on the careers of librarians. This…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship, Librarians, Library Administration
Schlesinger, Aaron – 1997
This paper reports on a study conducted to determine if staffing changes were necessary at the information desk at the main branch of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library (Ohio). Questions addressed included: (1) What times are busiest in the library? (2) Should there be changes in staffing the reference desk that could lead to…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Personnel, Library Planning, Library Research
Mohler, Joyce S. – 1992
The purpose of this study was to determine the current levels of automation and plans for future automation in state-supported, two-year community college libraries. A second purpose was to examine the impact of independent variables, such as enrollment and professional staff, on library automation. Eighty community college library directors and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Automation
Pritsky, Richard C. – 1976
In this annual report for 1975, an overview is provided of the activities of the Northwest Library District (NORWELD) while supported by Library Services and Construction Act funds granted by the State Library of Ohio. The programs covered are reference and interlibrary loan, media, staff development, public relations, and administration.…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Audiovisual Aids, Films, Interlibrary Loans
Fegen, Darlene A. – 1990
The purpose of this study is to determine the level of public library service given to those over age 64 in the seven Ohio counties which make up the Northeastern Ohio Library Association (NOLA). Based on a survey of the 34 public libraries in NOLA, this study of older adult services may be used as a basis for setting performance goals and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Library Administration