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Response of University Library Management to Changing Modes of University Governance and Control
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Bolton, Earl C. – College and Research Libraries, 1972
The author predicts the future of university libraries by exploring changing patterns in campus finance and administration and by investigating the interaction between the central campus administration and the library administration. (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: Administration, College Libraries, Financial Problems, Higher Education
"The Changing Role of Directors of University Libraries": Introduction to a Reprint of a C&RL Classic [and] The Changing Role of Directors of University Libraries.
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Dougherty, Richard M.; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1989
An article originally published in 1973 discusses the increasingly difficult role of the university library director and identifies factors contributing to the declining status of that position. Recommendations for ameliorating the problem are offered. The introduction discusses the applicability of the article to the current situation of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Problems, Administrator Effectiveness, Budgeting
Foundations of Academic Librarianship.
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Buckland, Michael K. – College and Research Libraries, 1989
Examines the foundations of academic librarianship in terms of the ends and means of library services, recognition of the difference between them, exploration of the quality of library services, and development and refinement of descriptions of these concerns. The impact of information technologies on these areas is discussed. (17 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Electronic Publishing, Guidelines
Tomorrow's Research Library: Vigor or Rigor Mortis?
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Hacken, Richard D. – College and Research Libraries, 1988
Compares, contrasts, and critiques predictions that have been made about the future of research libraries, focusing on the impact of technology on the library's role and users' needs. The discussion includes models for the adaptation of new technologies that may assist in library planning and change. (38 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adoption (Ideas), Bibliographic Databases, Futures (of Society)