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Download full textZachert, Martha Jane K. – 1971
Designed for use in a post-masters level course in library science, this model presents background information about the hypothetical library which is the context for the role-playing and in-basket exercises of a governmental library simulation. An organization chart, operations manual, annual report, and other documents serve to convey…
Descriptors: Administration, Charts, Government Libraries, Government Publications
Peer reviewedBaker, Nancy L.; McQuown, Eloise – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1985
This essay proposes the use of assessment centers, designed to simulate real-life situations and identify managerial skills, as a possible solution to dilemmas of current administrative personnel selection practices in academic libraries. Background, setting up the assessment center, obtaining assessment expertise, and legal implications are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Selection, Assessment Centers (Personnel)
DuBois, Henry – 1988
A survey of library directors and assistant/associate directors at the 19 campuses of California State University (CSU) revealed a number of factors mitigating against the implementation of assessment center programs for the development of academic library managers. Respondents were asked in a questionnaire to describe their attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Attitudes, Assessment Centers (Personnel), Higher Education
Zachert, Martha Jane K. – 1971
Designed for use in a post-master's level course in administration of the federal special library, this guide provides instructions for the teacher in simulation techniques plus suggested problems and materials. Suggestions are given for classroom management of the "Governmental Library Simulation." A briefing guide, a debriefing guide, and…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Problems, Administrator Education, Classroom Techniques
Zachert, Martha Jane K. – 1971
Planned as part of a post-master's level course in the administration of federal special libraries, this resource log is the student's personal workbook for use during his participation in the "Governmental Library Simulation." The student is assumed to have a master's degree and some introductory experience in administration. The log introduces…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Problems, Administrator Education, Government Libraries
Peer reviewedJones, Noragh – Education for Information, 1986
Analyzes problems which inhibit group learning and considers factors which, in the perceptions of students and teachers, contribute to effective group learning, within the context of an academic library simulation for teaching library management to students. Practical strategies to develop educators' and trainers' skills in managing group learning…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Group Dynamics, Group Instruction
