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Direct linkYoung, Arthur P. – Library Quarterly, 2006
Management literature appearing in "Library Quarterly," 1931-2004, is examined in this essay. A total of 145 articles are identified that focus on administrative and managerial issues related to libraries during this period. Management literature is construed expansively and includes accounting, administration, assessment, budgets, facilities,…
Descriptors: Library Science, Periodicals, Library Administration, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedMain, Linda – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Reviews the literature on computer simulation modeling for library management and examines whether simulation is underutilized because the models are too complex and mathematical. Other problems with implementation are considered, including incomplete problem definition, lack of a conceptual framework, system constraints, lack of interaction…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Computer Simulation, Decision Support Systems, Library Administration
Shavit, David – 1984
Research on public libraries is conducted in library and information science schools, commercial firms, state library agencies, research institutes, and some public libraries and library systems. While a number of library science professionals demand research, there appears to be a lack of the communication of research results so that they may be…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Information Science, Library Administration, Library Planning
Peer reviewedMurgai, Sarla R. – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1991
Attitudes toward women as managers (WMs) in the library and information science (LIS) field were studied through a literature review and survey of 665 graduate students enrolled in 15 LIS universities. Traditional attitudes have caused underrepresentation of WMs. Compared to others, younger students were more willing to accept WMs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrators, Attitude Measures, Females, Graduate Students
Peer reviewedTees, Miriam H. – Special Libraries, 1984
Emphasizes the importance of good management for libraries and need to train librarians as managers. Difficulties librarians have faced in becoming managers, types of education being offered to librarians both in library schools and continuing education programs, and useful teaching methods for management study are highlighted. Twenty-seven…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrators, Higher Education, Instructional Design
Peer reviewedSetterington, Kenneth – Library and Information Science Research, 1983
Presents results of investigation into nature of 98 library administration doctoral dissertations produced in library science from 1928 to 1980, including number of dissertations per library school, research methodologies used, and characteristics of doctoral student advisors. Relevant literature, data gathering, and hypothesis testing are…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations, Faculty Advisers, Graduate School Faculty
