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Managing a Special Library. Parts I and II.
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Labovitz, Judy; Swanigan, Meryl – Journal of Library Administration, 1985
Various concepts from "In Search of Excellence" are described in context of authors' personal styles. Discussions address thinking in terms of options, using statistics, learning value of corporate politics, a bias toward action, productivity through people, the "lean-machine" concept, staying close to client, entrepreneurship…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Decision Making
Strategies for Selecting Vendors and Evaluating Their Performance--From the Vendor's Perspective.
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Born, Kathleen – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Presents the vendor's perspective on how libraries choose and evaluate a vendor's performance. Characteristics of vendors are described, including being profit-oriented, market-driven, and highly competitive; issues in the three basic areas of service, price, and automation are discussed; and the influence of personality is considered. (LRW)
Descriptors: Competition, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Library Acquisition
Managing a Public Library. Parts I and II.
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Aronoff, Carol; Cart, Michael – Journal of Library Administration, 1985
Discusses factors that contribute to Santa Monica Public Library's excellence, including supportive city government and citizenry, city council, library board, lean top management, and the basic management team. Specific management principles and techniques, public relations, and measures of service at Beverly Hills Public Library are also…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrators, Library Administration, Library Associations
Managing an Academic Library. Parts I and II.
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Werner, Gloria; Brudvig, Glenn – Journal of Library Administration, 1985
Describes management experiences at University of California--Los Angeles (UCLA), University of Minnesota Biomedical Library, and California Institute of Technology. Discussions include development of ORION (UCLA's online technical processing and information system); organizational changes occurring as result of large-scale automation;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Principles, Administrators, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Management Data for Selection Decisions in Building Library Collections.
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Hamaker, Charles A. – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Discusses the use of library management data, particularly circulation data, in making selection decisions for library collection development based on experiences at Louisiana State University. Development of a collection based on actual use rather than perceived research needs is considered, and the decision-making process for serials…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Decision Making, Higher Education, Library Administration
The Old Order Changes: A Plan for Action.
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Okerson, Ann – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Describes problems facing academic libraries today concerning the amount of literature and information available, costs, copyright issues affecting ownership, and technological changes. Strategies for dealing with diminishing funds and increasing information resources are suggested, and activities at the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Copyrights, Costs, Higher Education
Collection Evaluation and Acquisition Budgets: A Kaleidoscope in the Making.
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Osburn, Charles B. – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Discusses library collection evaluation and its relationship to the acquisitions budget. Topics addressed include the publishing industry; library services that are more user centered; acquisition of versus access to sources of information and knowledge; the concept of value; library accountability; objectives and setting priorities; and levels of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accountability, Budgets, Evaluation Methods