Identifies attributes that directors of the academic libraries in the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) need. Present-day directors must possess a wide variety of attributes and are less likely to remain in the same position for as long as their predecessors did. With the aging population of academic librarians, matching the right individual…

Using the Delphi technique, this paper continues to develop a set of attributes that Association of Research Libraries directors of today and the near future will need to possess. The questions remaining are: How does the list of attributes change in other organizational settings? and Where can each attribute best be acquired? (Author/AEF)

Reports findings from a survey that examined job preparedness of library directors at four-year colleges in twelve midwestern states. Examines qualifications possessed at the time each position was obtained and skills and abilities directors felt were essential to surviving and doing well in their positions. (Author/AEF)