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| Library Administration and… | 4 |
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| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
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Marcum, James W. – Library Administration and Management, 1998
Provides background and context for the issue of outsourcing. Illustrates the practice as it exists in libraries. Offers a model for analyzing outsourcing alternatives and a scenario for testing the model, and suggests alternate approaches for management. (Contains 52 references.) (AEF)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Information Services, Information Technology, Library Administration
Butcher, Karyle S. – Library Administration and Management, 1997
Examines the call for change in academic libraries and the role of team decision making in planning. Discusses necessary components of a team decision-making model and authority boundaries in team management. Describes team management in Information Sciences at Oregon State University. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Decision Making
Cram, Jennifer – Library Administration and Management, 1995
Explores what the library profession can learn from indigenous peoples. Highlights include cooperation, decision making, improving management, using workplace stories to provide reinforcement for success, generosity in service principles, patience, developing information networks, and diversity. (AEF)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Decision Making, Diversity (Institutional), Indigenous Populations
Piccininni, James – Library Administration and Management, 1996
Provides insights from experienced managers that may be useful for newly appointed library managers or directors, and details the issues they will face as supervisors. Highlights include decision making and change; motivation and delegation; general observations about management, such as coping with stresses; clarification of goals; and ethics.…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrative Problems, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
