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Hoadley, Irene B.; Corbin, John – American Libraries, 1990
Presents a functional organizational model for research libraries consisting of six major divisions and subunits: acquisition (buying, borrowing, leasing); organization (records creation, records maintenance); collections (collections management, selection, preservation, special collections and archives); interpretation (reference, instructional…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Higher Education, Library Administration
Thompson, James C. – American Libraries, 1985
This discussion of methods for selecting an integrated, public-access library system highlights the traditional idealized selection model; participation by the library director, consultant, task force, committees, and vendors; fads and cost figures; selection of the wrong system; and suggestions for an informal approach to purchasing. Five sources…
Descriptors: Committees, Consultants, Information Systems, Library Administration
Chepesiuk, Ron – American Libraries, 1999
Discusses why digitization is not the solution to libraries' storage problems. Describes Harvard University's first off-site storage model and the creation of book storage facilities by several other universities, also noting collaborative storage arrangements. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Facility Planning, Information Storage, Library Administration
Robbins-Carter, Jane; Zweizig, Douglas L. – American Libraries, 1986
This fourth installment in five-lesson tutorial on library evaluation focuses on evaluation of library programs (short-lived activities designed to meet specific needs). Highlights include seven steps in planning cycle and sample programs (reducing library noise, long-term effects of library-use instruction). Five required and suggested readings…
Descriptors: Courses, Formative Evaluation, Library Administration, Library Instruction