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Download full textTexas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin. – 2000
Throughout the history of public libraries in the United States, great accomplishments have been achieved through the active participation of local community members. This handbook from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission is addressed to those citizens who attain appointments to their city or county library advisory boards. Its…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Library Administration, Library Administrators, Library Development
Peer reviewedZemon, Mickey – College & Undergraduate Libraries, 1996
Offers practical advice to new library committee chairs on when to call meetings and how to prepare for, conduct, and evaluate them. Discusses the quality of committee leadership in terms of coaching, communicating, and troubleshooting skills. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Committees, Communication (Thought Transfer), Evaluation Methods, Guidelines
Dearstyne, Bruce W., Ed. – 2001
Strong archival programs are rare, in part because the vital issues of program leadership and management have not been given sustained attention. As a consequence, many programs are under-funded, under-supported, and lack sufficient space, staff, and other resources necessary to carry out their important work. This collection of writings from…
Descriptors: Archives, Leadership, Librarians, Library Administration
Arthur, Gwen, Ed. – 2000
Since 1989, the Reference and User Services Association/Management and Operation of User Services Section's Management of Reference Committee has successfully used case studies to foster structured discussions among public service librarians on a wide variety of issues relating to managing change in reference services. The information offered in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Change, Group Discussion
Farmer, Lesley S. J. – 1995
This book offers practical advice to school library media specialists for developing and improving leadership skills. It is asserted that societal crises like illiteracy, poverty, alienation, and socioeconomic divisions make librarians "ecologists" of the mind. Librarians ensure equitable access to others' insights into life's concerns, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Elementary Secondary Education, Empowerment, Folk Culture
PDF pending restorationIdaho State Library, Boise. – 1996
The public library board of trustees is an example of the great democratic tradition of giving authority for the operation of public agencies to members of the general public. The public library board is legally responsible for overseeing the efficient and effective operation of the public library. The board hires the library's administrator,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Community Relations, Efficiency, Governance
Turner, Anne M. – 1997
In order to meet today's financial challenges, libraries must be ready, willing, and able to enter the arena of politics and compete for scarce public funding. This book offers librarians, library workers, trustees, and friends' organizations practical advice, case studies, and step-by-step guidance for evaluating the existing local political…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Case Studies, Community Action, Fund Raising
