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Moore, Nick – Canadian Library Journal, 1979
Examines staff management problems within British public libraries, one example of which is the unsuccessful attempt to introduce participative management. The effect of trade unions is noted and three levels of personnel planning (national, professional, and local) are discussed. (SW)
Descriptors: Financial Problems, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Planning

Ahtola, A. Anneli – RQ, 1989
Argues that in-house database building offers possibilities for staff development, can provide important links between the library and the community, and can become important tools for local networking and cooperative collection development. Issues related to database planning, design, and testing are discussed, and several examples of existing…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Cooperation, Database Design, Fund Raising

Altmann, Anna E. – Canadian Library Journal, 1988
Argues that the traditional division of public and technical services in academic libraries and the corresponding designation of librarians according to function are being challenged by technological change and budget restraints. It is suggested that new systems of collegial management and subject specialization may be the wave of the future.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Decentralization, Departments, Higher Education

Daum, Patricia B. – Canadian Library Journal, 1987
Describes management techniques used by administrators of special libraries to meet library standards while facing drastic reductions in budgets and staff. Ways of managing library acquisitions, stretching staff utilization, and assigning additional responsibilities to special librarians are suggested. (CLB)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Guidelines, Library Acquisition

Bryant, Bonita – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1987
Reviews the influences of organizational evolution and intentional change, library posture toward collection development, personnel management, and human perspectives on the establishment of an administrative framework for achieving collection development goals. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Collection Development

Pontau, Donna Zufan; Rothschild, M. Cecilia – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Discusses four potential problem areas in the employment of temporary librarians in a variety of positions in academic libraries--orientation, supervision, acceptance and integration, and utilization--and notes the influence of time limitations on the work environment. Solutions are suggested, and further research is proposed. Fourteen sources are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Employment Practices, Higher Education, Librarians

Rodger, Eleanor Jo – Library Trends, 1989
Identifies and discusses characteristics of effective in-house studies in public libraries. Characteristics discussed include clearly stated research questions, translation into measurable terms, study design, staff training, data analysis, and targeted reporting. It is argued that studies done within existing management and communication…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Decision Making, Library Administration, Library Research
Smith, Gordon W. – 1987
Based on an in-depth study of the staffing of the California State University (CSU) libraries at Pomona, San Bernardino, and San Francisco, this report examines the adequacy of the formulas used to allocate staff to the 19 CSU system libraries. Focused on the impact of library staffing on the ability of students and faculty to access and use…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Administrative Organization, College Libraries, Financial Support

Khan, Marta – Canadian Library Journal, 1987
Discusses techniques for reducing organizational staff while minimizing such harmful effects as layoffs, staff demoralization, and productivity losses. Case studies on the Petroleum Incentives Administration, the British Columbia Buildings Corporation, and the National Library of Canada present approaches to downsizing that utilized long range…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Foreign Countries, Incentives, Library Administration