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Miller, Rebecca – Library Journal, 2010
When Louise Schaper opened the new Fayetteville Public Library (FPL) in Arkansas in 2004, she brought the state's second LEED Silver-certified building to completion. The green building fulfilled a community expectation for sustainable innovation established through complex public dialog, and the library went on to become the "2005 LJ/Gale Library…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Sustainable Development, Energy Management, Interviews
Mackenzie, Christine – Australian Library Journal, 2008
The paper describes the introduction of Web 2.0 techniques and tools at the Yarra Plenty public library in Victoria, beginning with library staff. The author argues that as libraries move from Web 1.0 type delivery systems to the social networking world of Library 2.0 librarians need to deploy and make accessible these radically different systems,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Library Personnel, Public Libraries, Library Services
Pride, Linda K. – Illinois Libraries, 1988
This discussion of the role of the public library youth services manager emphasizes the importance of personnel management skills, and notes the need for attention to personnel management in library education. (10 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Education, Personnel Management, Public Libraries
Baker, Donna P. – Illinois Libraries, 1988
This examination of the nature of communication between public library youth services managers and upper management stresses the need for middle managers to develop upward communication skills. Parallels are drawn with such games as "Risk,""Clue," and "Cat's Cradle," and 13 references are listed. (MES)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Games, Library Administration, Organizational Communication
Miller, Rachel M. – Illinois Libraries, 1988
If the youth services department is to receive its fair share of staff, equipment, respect, and funding, the youth services librarian must learn to express needs to the library director in terms of statistics, goals and objectives, and budget. (MES)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Library Administration, Library Planning, Organizational Communication
Faklis, Ruth – Illinois Libraries, 1988
Describes the responsibilities and recommended qualifications of a youth services department head. The importance of attention to statistics and library policy is emphasized. (MES)
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Library Administration, Library Policy, Occupational Information

Van Vliet, Virginia – Canadian Library Journal, 1980
Discusses the need and reasons for having more children's librarians in managerial positions in public libraries. (CHC)
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Literature, Librarians, Library Administration
Ballard, Thomas H. – American Libraries, 1983
This essay aimed at large and medium-sized public libraries discusses library administration as a low-level function meant to support, rather than rule, the nonadministrative staff; management and administration as separate functions; the delegation of responsibility; and tasks of the administrator. (EJS)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Librarians, Library Administration

Leckie, Peter – Canadian Library Journal, 1980
Discusses charging users for public library services, library costs, and the financial structures that influence public library policy. (CHC)
Descriptors: Costs, Government Role, Library Administration, Library Policy

Lange, Clifford E. – Library Trends, 1980
Discusses the role of library governing boards and the environment of the rural public library in considering the functions of the rural library trustee. (FM)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Governing Boards, Library Administration, Public Libraries
Gell, Marilyn Killebrew – Library Journal, 1979
Reviews current methods of public library financing through governmental support at the local, state, and federal level. The imposition of user fees is proposed as a method of preserving equity; i.e., individuals receiving the benefits would bear the costs. (JVP)
Descriptors: Fees, Finance Reform, Financial Support, Library Administration
Gell, Marilyn Killebrew – Library Journal, 1979
Examines the role of the library in contemporary society and discusses the various options available for their fiscal support in the future. The use of user fees to finance selected services--to expand some and improve others--is advocated only as a supplement to support from general tax revenue. (Author/JVP)
Descriptors: Fees, Finance Reform, Financial Support, Library Administration
Richmond, Elizabeth – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1988
Reviews the recent American Library Association publication, "Planning and Role Setting for Public Libraries: A Manual of Options and Procedures," noting omissions in its approach. Several reasons for including the larger library community in the planning process are discussed. (MES)
Descriptors: Guides, Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Planning

Burlingame, Dwight F., Ed. – Journal of Library Administration, 1990
Eight articles address topics related to development and fund raising in libraries: philanthropy; public relations and fund raising; special events and fund raising; finding donors; annual funds in academic libraries; library capital campaigns; a public library endowment campaign; and planned giving. An introduction to the articles and a 244-item…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Fund Raising, Higher Education, Library Administration

Kreamer, Jean T. – Public Libraries, 1990
Addresses the responsibilities of public library trustees and recommends increasing their effectiveness through involvement in statewide library issues and local lobbying efforts. The discussion also covers length of term and absenteeism, ethics, and awards or citations for exemplary trustees. (Six references) (MES)
Descriptors: Activism, Administrator Responsibility, Ethics, Library Administration