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Building an Effectiveness Pyramid for Leading Successful Organizational Transformation.
Campbell, Jerry D. – Library Administration & Management, 1996
Presents the concept of building an effectiveness pyramid to align and utilize all major aspects of a library's organization to support and improve the effectiveness of the library. Describes the three levels of the pyramid and how they relate to library effectiveness: the individual; enabling skills and tools; and organizational structure and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Libraries, Library Administration, Library Development
Adjusting the Horizontal Hold: Flattening the Organization.
Boisse, Joseph A. – Library Administration & Management, 1996
Describes forces that are causing libraries to make changes in how they do business and examines how libraries use management strategies to restructure their organizations. Presents two models that represent organizational structures designed to take into account the unique circumstances of libraries and addresses issues involved in moving to a…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Libraries, Library Administration, Library Planning
Commuting from Electronic Cottage to Virtual Library.
Woodward, Jeannette – Library Administration & Management, 1996
Although telecommuting has been found to increase productivity and morale in business environments, libraries rarely consider it. This article discusses telecommuting's potential impact on contact with users, length of employment, job descriptions, budgets, management style, communication, and workflow. This option may help libraries retain older…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Guidelines, Institutional Environment, Job Development
Libraries, Public Policy, and Economic Development.
Bolt, Nancy – Library Administration & Management, 1991
Discusses the role of libraries and productivity, one of the three main themes that will be addressed at the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services. Statewide coordinated efforts to serve business and government clientele are emphasized, and statewide databases in Colorado, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania are described.…
Descriptors: Business, Conferences, Databases, Economic Development
WHCLIS and the Future of the First Amendment.
Bates, David R. – Library Administration & Management, 1991
Discusses First Amendment issues and intellectual freedom as they relate to democracy, one of the themes of the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIS). Highlights include National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) restrictions; record industry labeling; flag burning; and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI)…
Descriptors: Audiodisks, Censorship, Conferences, Confidentiality
Using Newsletters in the Library's Communication Strategy.
Bryce, Betty K. – Library Administration & Management, 1996
Examines the practical aspects of publishing a newsletter as a communication tool for libraries. Both internal and external newsletters are discussed, along with ones concerned with fundraising or ones in electronic format. Other topics include editorship, staffing, content decisions, production techniques, distribution, and organizational…
Descriptors: Editors, Electronic Publishing, Fund Raising, Information Dissemination
Focus Group Interviews: A Data Collection Methodology.
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni – Library Administration & Management, 1996
Summarizes the literature explaining focus group interview techniques and provides ideas on how they can be used for needs assessment and program evaluation in libraries and information centers. Discussion includes focus group session objectives, the level of moderator involvement, various methodologies, data analysis, and reporting in qualitative…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Focus Groups
White House Conference on Library and Information Services: Expand Literacy, Increase Productivity, Strengthen Democracy.
Akeroyd, Richard G., Jr. – Library Administration & Management, 1991
Discusses the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services and describes the processes at local levels that occur prior to the national conference. The previous White House Conference in 1979 is described, and the three main issues that will be addressed at the 1991 conference are discussed: literacy, productivity, and…
Descriptors: Conferences, Democracy, Information Services, Libraries
Toward a National Information Policy: What Should We Expect from a Second White House Conference?
Berger, Patricia W. – Library Administration & Management, 1991
Discussion of the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services focuses on scientific productivity and access to scientific information. The role of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) is described, the 1979 conference is discussed, and the need for a national information policy is emphasized. (15…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Conferences, Government Publications, Information Science