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Shaffer, Kenneth R. – Library Journal, 1975
Describes the complications of library administration including participatory management, labor unions, government regulation, library statistics, and performance budgeting. (PF)
Descriptors: Administration, Administrators, Budgeting, Collective Bargaining
De Gennaro, Richard – Library Journal, 1983
Differences exist between theory and practice in management, between textbook professional managers and practical general managers, and between specialist technicians and generalists. Library and business school management courses cover theory and techniques used by management specialists, not practical management which is more human, subtle, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrators, Business Administration Education, Higher Education
Library Journal, 2005
Michael Sullivan is a juggler--not a metaphorical one, a real one. He's also a library director, storyteller, competitive chess player, poet, speaker, and former children's librarian who continues to work with the kids in his community. This article summarizes the accomplishments and work of Michael Sullivan.
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Males, Library Administration, Librarians
Library Journal, 1986
This article summarizes the 1986 Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association (ALA) held in Chicago, Illinois, January 18-23. Discussion covers debate over Lacy Report, censorship, ALA's financial situation, divestiture and the ALA endowment, debate among ALA candidates, federal matters, continuing education, service to members, and…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrators, Budgets, Censorship
Peat, W. Leslie – Library Journal, 1981
Argues that the establishment of a solid working relationship with a competent lawyer is a regular part of the business of running a library, and provides practical advice on lawyer selection, fee arrangements, and the ground rules of legal representation. (RAA)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrators, Fees, Governing Boards
Martin, Susan K. – Library Journal, 1986
Examines focal points for chronic tension between library educators and practitioners: changing programs and students, experience versus education in new personnel, criticism of practitioners, and accreditation. Comparison of library and information education with education for other professions and questions for commission on excellence in…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrators, College Curriculum, Graduate Study
St. Lifer, Evan – Library Journal, 1996
Discusses developments under three relatively new directors in the New York, Brooklyn, and Queens Borough Public Libraries. Highlights include budgets and fundraising, technology, mission statements, personnel, ethnicity, services, and renovations. (AEF)
Descriptors: Administrators, Ethnic Groups, Fund Raising, Information Technology