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Marquardt, Steve – Journal of Library Administration, 1996
Academic libraries can improve their management of change by reshaping performance appraisal into performance planning. This article notes problems with traditional employee evaluation as well as benefits of alternatives that focus on the future, on users, on planning and learning, and on skills needed to address problems and enhance individual…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, Evaluation Methods, Futures (of Society)
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Kobulnicky, Paul J. – Journal of Library Administration, 1997
Considers the challenge of leading a research library that is between directors. Discusses issues involved in the transitional period of "acting" directorship. Outlines recommendations for acting directors: seek advice; negotiate well in the beginning; consider the staff; state an objective; build consensus; and consider cautiously the candidacy…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Guidelines, Higher Education, Librarians
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Allen, Barbara McFadden – Journal of Library Administration, 1999
Discusses changes in academic library collection development due to societal attitudes toward higher education; budget and service pressures; copyright, licensing, and intellectual property issues; and preservation considerations. Recommends cooperative collection management, made more possible through network technology, as a means to effectively…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, Computer Networks, Consortia
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Otero-Boisvert, Maria – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Explores the changing role of the collection development librarian in relation to the issues of budgetary constraints and the impact of electronic technology on academic research. The characteristics, skills, and knowledge required on the job are defined, and different approaches to acquiring them are offered. (Contains 17 references.) (EAM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgets, Change Strategies, Costs