NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Quality Reward and Awards: Quality Has Its Own Reward, but an Award Helps Speed the Process.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Penniman, W. David – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Advocates the use of the Total Quality Management (TQM) model for libraries to survive financially and to retain their customers. An award for library quality based on the Malcolm Baldridge Award is proposed to enable institutions to use an evaluation procedure that rewards a commitment to continuous improvement. (Contains five references.) (EAM)
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Awards, Evaluation Methods, Library Administration
Tools for Measuring and Improving Performance.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Jurow, Susan – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Explains the need for meaningful performance measures in libraries and the Total Quality Management (TQM) approach to data collection. Five tools representing different stages of a TQM inquiry are covered (i.e., the Shewhart Cycle, flowcharts, cause-and-effect diagrams, Pareto charts, and control charts), and benchmarking is addressed. (Contains…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Benchmarking, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
TQM Training; The Library Service Challenge.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Loney, Tim; Bellefontaine, Arnie – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Addresses training in the context of organizing and implementing a Total Quality Management (TQM) initiative. The customer service implications and relevant training or skill implications for the following phases are described: (1) exploration and commitment; (2) organizing for quality; (3) start up; and (4) expansion and integration. (Contains 18…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Library Administration, Library Services, Models
Implementing Total Quality Management: A Model for Research Libraries.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Barnard, Susan B. – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Describes a model of Total Quality Management (TQM) developed by the Association of Research Libraries. The issues, elements and processes of a comprehensive TQM-based transition, including commitment by management, linkage to organizational strategic planning, organizational culture, understanding customers, and quality teams are covered.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Principles, Higher Education, Library Administration
TQM: The Director's Perspective.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Gapen, D. Kaye; And Others – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Explores the value of Total Quality Management (TQM) for libraries as a management methodology to complement the changing needs of research libraries in light of changing information technology. The planning process for a new academic library which used many TQM elements is described. (EAM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Principles, Futures (of Society), Higher Education