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Peer reviewedMichalko, James – Library Quarterly, 1975
A general criticism of the management by objectives approach is given, the relevant research is detailed, and the possibilities for management by objectives in the academic library are explored. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Administration, College Libraries, Library Administration, Management by Objectives
Peer reviewedJones, William G. – Special Libraries, 1975
One year's experience in the use of management by objectives in the Technological Institute Library of Northwestern University is reported. (Author)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Library Administration, Library Planning
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1976
The staff performance evaluation program of McGill University Libraries is based on a hierarchy of objectives in which individual and unit goals are compatible with department, area library, and overall library system goals. Individual goals and performance standards are formulated jointly by the staff member and his or her supervisor according to…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Guidelines, Library Administration, Library Personnel
Gardner, Jeffrey J.; Webster, Duane E. – 1974
Management principles and guidelines for the development of goals and objectives in the academic or research library are formulated. The intent of the goal statements is to draw on the management-by-objectives (MBO) techniques to develop a series of principles and guidelines which libraries can consider, evaluate, and adapt for local use. Sample…
Descriptors: Administration, College Libraries, Guidelines, Library Administration
Download full textRiggs, Donald E. – 1975
The literatures of library science and management were searched for material concerning the history of centralized processing of library materials and the Planning-Programing-Budgeting System (PPBS). Literature on the history, major components, and advantages of PPBS was reviewed and features of PPBS such as comparison of alternatives, zero-base…
Descriptors: Administration, Centralization, College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness
Fretwell, Gordon; And Others – 1976
In response to the institutional change, a Management Review and Analysis Program (MRAP) was conducted at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst Library during 1974-1975. The first two chapters of the report describe the library, its institutional setting, missions, and goals. The other nine chapters discuss issues, problems, and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Planning
