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Seeing the Bigger Picture: An Investigation into the Impact of Process Mapping on the Management of Change in a University Library
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Angela Jones-Evans – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2025
This paper examines the impact of process mapping on the management of change in an academic library in a UK higher education institution. Book ordering has been highlighted by a group of subject librarians as being time-consuming and inefficient, detracting from their ability to respond to new challenges and opportunities. An action research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Librarian Attitudes
Public Library Boards and Chief Librarians: A Creative Balance.
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Cameron, Alexander; And Others – Canadian Library Journal, 1992
Discusses responses to a 1990 survey of 21 Chief Librarians of medium-sized public libraries in Ontario regarding experiences working with the Library Board. Topics addressed include the powers and role of the board, balance and limits of power, informing the board, working with the municipality, the working relationship, clarifying expectations,…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Foreign Countries, Governing Boards, Librarian Attitudes
Decision Making Processes in British and Canadian University Libraries.
Cooper, Jane – 1984
This study describes and analyzes the involvement of library and university groups and individuals in arriving at major library decisions concerning budgeting, automation, policy making, and operational issues in 12 selected university libraries. Site visits, interviews, and questionnaires were used to compare the decision making roles of…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making
Information Guide for Media Centres and Media Use in Schools = Inligtingstuk vir Mediasentrums en Mediagebruik in Skole.
Transvaal Education Dept., Pretoria (South Africa). – 1989
This information guide is intended to assist principals and members of media committees in implementing the media policy of the Transvaal Education Department, this information guide was designed to be used in conjunction with the chapter on the education media service in the Manual for General School Organization (1986). Chapter 1 outlines…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Archives and Records Management for Decision Makers: A RAMP Study.
Mazikana, Peter C. – 1990
Intended to highlight those aspects of the archival field that government officials should be aware of, this report on the Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP) outlines the major principles of records management and archives administration, identifies the information needs of the decision makers, and assesses the ways in which records…
Descriptors: Administrators, Archives, Decision Making, Developed Nations
IFLA General Conference, 1992. Contributed Papers.
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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, London (England). – 1992
Eight contributed papers given at a general session of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 1992 annual meeting are presented. These papers deal with a variety of library issues, and are generally, but not exclusively, focused on developing countries. The following papers are included: (1) "Community…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Information Services, Developing Nations, Disabilities