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Bowman, Adam C. – Journal of Access Services, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore the adaptive measures that academic libraries perform when implementing and operating a 24-hour schedule. Five in-depth interviews were conducted with current managerial-level librarians at 24-hour academic libraries. The exploratory interviews revealed similar measures for security, budgeting, employee…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Scheduling, Interviews, Librarian Attitudes
Hones, Donald – Multicultural Education, 2012
This study draws from narrative research, wherein stories of individuals, groups, and communities are central to the interpretation. Through a process of interpretive interactionism, the author examined the groups and institutions involved in the ongoing conflict between the state and public education in Oaxaca, and then included comparisons and…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Private Education, Participant Observation, Public Education
Merriam, Betsy – 1981
This report addresses and makes recommendations concerning key issues with respect to cooperation and resource sharing programs among different types of libraries (school, public, academic, and special) within the state of Wisconsin. The foreword to the report describes the goals of the Wisconsin Library Network Plan (WLNP). The background of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Drew, Sally J., Ed. – 1976
The objectives of the Wisconsin Task Force on Interlibrary Cooperation and Resource Sharing included gathering information on the current status and apparent trends in interlibrary cooperation and resource sharing in Wisconsin and elsewhere, identifying gaps and problems to be dealt with in planning, and making recommendations for future…
Descriptors: Communications, Financial Support, Information Retrieval, Interlibrary Loans
Grover, Herbert J. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1991
Discussion of the role of school library media centers (LMCs) in Wisconsin highlights the Final Report of the State Superintendent's Task Force on School Library Media Issues. Issues addressed include the media specialist as curriculum partner, education and staff development, programs and technology, facilities, collections and resources, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Learning Resources Centers
Burlingame, Dwight Francis – 1974
An investigation was made of the organizational characteristics of two college learning resource centers as compared with two traditionally organized college libraries with separate audiovisual units in order to determine the advantages of each organizational type. Interviews, observation, and examination of relevant documents were used to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Audiovisual Centers, Audiovisual Instruction, College Libraries
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Palmini, Cathleen C. – College and Research Libraries, 1994
Describes a survey of Wisconsin academic library support staff that explored the effects of computerization of libraries on work and job satisfaction. Highlights include length of employment; time spent at computer terminals; training; computer background; computers as timesavers; influence of automation on effectiveness; and job frustrations.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Employment Experience, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction