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Berg, Selinda Adelle; Jacobs, Heidi L. M.; Cornwall, Dayna – College & Research Libraries, 2013
Within the literature exploring the role of research in academic librarianship, very little attention has been paid to the perspectives of upper library administrators. This perspective is critical because library administrators play a key role in hiring, evaluating, supporting, promoting, and tenuring professional librarians. As a way of bringing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Library Administration, Administrators
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Bailey, Martha J. – Special Libraries, 1978
Presents data on the educational requirements for middle managerial positions in academic libraries, and discusses the comments of middle managers and administrators concerning the management and administration courses offered by the schools of library and information science. (Author/JPF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Education, Administrators, Curriculum
Lowry, Glenn R. – 1980
The derivation of the concept of participative management from a variety of complementary managerial and motivational theories, and its acceptance and use as a managerial technique in library administration are reviewed in detail. The major contributions to the development of the concept of participative management, including Maslow's hierarchy of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrators, Librarians, Libraries
Bailey, Martha J. – 1976
Middle managerial positions which were advertised by 56 libraries in 1975 were examined. From these were drawn lists of responsibilities, work experience, and job requirements. Then 23 middle managers in five member libraries of the Association of Research Libraries were interviewed to compare their positions to those advertised. Administrators at…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrators