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Direct linkJohn J. Meier – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2024
This paper presents the results of thirty-seven interviews of senior library leaders at American Association of University (AAU) institutions conducted in Spring 2023. The author replicated a 2016 study from "portal," revealing an increased focus on strategic plan-based decision-making along with new priorities of open scholarship and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Decision Making, Library Administration, Administrator Attitudes
Ashiq, Murtaza; Rehman, Shafiq Ur; Muhammad, Asif Ali Bao; Ahmad, Shakil – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2021
This is the first qualitative phenomenological study to investigate the state of leadership in Saudi libraries. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with 14 library leaders or section heads in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Library leadership was found to be strongly associated with management skills, visionary thinking, teamwork, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Library Administration, Leadership Qualities
Walters, William H. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2013
This bibliographic essay examines the difficulties associated with the selection, licensing, acquisition, and management of e-books in academic libraries. The potential advantages of e-book technology are likely to be realized only to the extent that they advance the economic goals of e-book suppliers and are consistent with the legal framework…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Technology, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Libraries
