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Baudino, Frank, Ed.; Johnson, Carolyn, Ed. – Online Submission, 2014
Eighteen scholarly papers and twelve abstracts comprise the content of the fourteenth annual Brick and Click Libraries Symposium, held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the symposium, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Information Technology, Electronic Libraries
Baudino, Frank, Ed.; Johnson, Carolyn, Ed. – Online Submission, 2012
Twenty scholarly papers and fifteen abstracts comprise the content of the twelfth annual Brick and Click Libraries Symposium, held at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The peer-reviewed proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the symposium, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship.…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Academic Libraries, Information Literacy, Management Systems
Vavrek, Bernard; And Others – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1991
Presents 12 articles that are abbreviated versions of presentations at the Wilson Symposium on the Future of Public Libraries. Highlights include rural library needs; community needs; librarians' role in planning for community change; cooperating to meet specialized needs; future staffing requirements; distance education; library technology; the…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Change, Community Planning
Baudino, Frank, Ed.; Johnson, Carolyn, Ed.; Park, Sarag G., Ed. – Online Submission, 2013
Twenty-six scholarly papers and ten abstracts comprise the content of the thirteenth annual Brick and Click Libraries Symposium, held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the symposium, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship. The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Conference Papers, Conferences (Gatherings), Library Science
Ohio State Library, Columbus. – 1978
The highlights of the 1978 Ohio White House Conference on Library and Information Services are presented in this report. Brief sections describe pre-conference activities and the democratic processes of the conference, and summaries of the presentations indicate the major issues addressed at the meeting. Conference recommendations, listed under…
Descriptors: Background, Change Strategies, Conference Reports, Libraries
Ohio State Library, Columbus. – 1978
Ohio White House Conference preconference programs were held from March 10-May 25, 1978, at 18 locations across the state and attracted almost 1500 citizens and librarians interested in speaking out on libraries and information services. Detailed information about the preconferences is provided by this report in three sections: (1) narrative…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Study, Conference Reports, Conferences
Burnheim, Robert; Floyd, Anne – 1992
This report documents the findings from 13 workshops designed to help teachers and librarians work together to identify library services required to support the delivery of competency-training curricula. Two hundred and twenty-eight staff attended the workshops, which were held in Queensland (Australia) between March and July 1992. About 80…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Definitions
Oberman, Cerise, Ed.; Kimmage, Dennis, Ed. – 1995
The purpose behind the Russian-American Seminar on Critical Thinking was to bring together librarians from both countries to provide an East-West perspective on the issue of critical thinking. This document presents 16 papers from the seminar as well as introductory remarks from a Russian and an American participant. Papers are as follows:…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Loughborough Univ. of Technology (England). Dept. of Library and Information Studies. – 1981
These four papers presented at the Polytechnic of Central London School of Management focus on the management of technical innovation in libraries as it affects decision making, library organization, non-systems staff, and interlibrary cooperation. Procedures for implementing automation in a library are outlined: a system analysis and costing of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Innovation, Library Administration, Library Automation
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Lee, Sul H., Ed. – Journal of Library Administration, 1989
Eight articles examine the impact of rising costs of serials and monographs on library services. Topics covered include crisis management strategies; insights from the vendor's perspective; the particular problems of research institutions; the impact of tight budgets on technical processes; and options for cost savings through resource sharing and…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Change Strategies, Crisis Management, Financial Problems
Ohio State Library, Columbus. – 1978
The 16 recommendations of the 1978 Ohio White House Conference on Library and Information Services are presented with background information and identification of salient issues. Concerns include the legal structure of public libraries, funding, library services (particularly for those with special needs), public relations, preservation, library…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Conference Reports, Copyrights, Financial Support
San Francisco Public Library, CA. Bay Area Reference Center. – 1973
Eleven papers from a two-day workshop for librarians explore current trends in work in America. Topics covered include how to discover job skills and market, mid-career changes, affirmative action, starting your own business, freelance researching, working for social change, and the job market. Bibliographies and kit materials for library patrons…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Agricultural Laborers, Career Change, Career Choice
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Rosenzweig, Robert M.; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1982
Presents the texts of five talks delivered to the second national conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries on the choices confronting higher education and academic librarianship over the next decade. The perspectives represented include those of the government, the research university, and the academic library. (JL)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Colleges, Futures (of Society), Government Role
Helal, Ahmed H., Ed.; Weiss, Joachim W., Ed. – 1997
The 25 papers presented at this symposium focus on the future of libraries and library services in an ever evolving Information Age. The papers deal with topics such as: economic and political issues in determining the future of the professionally managed library; adding value to library services; the need for librarians and library educators who…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries
Fieldgate, Karin, Ed. – 1998
This annual collection of papers examines changes in the South African educational system as the country has developed a democratic government. The papers are: "An Interview with the Deputy Minister of Education, Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa" (Lizeka Mda); "An Interview with Adrienne Bird" (Justice Malala); "An Interview…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Black Students, Business Education, Democracy