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Schuman, Patricia Glass – Library Journal, 1998
Argues that recent decisions to outsource library collection development are not isolated incidents but attempts to privatize whole core services and even management of libraries. Examines three misconceptions about the private sector: that it can do it better and cheaper, that accountability to the marketplace is more effective than government,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedOsburn, Charles B. – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Discusses library collection evaluation and its relationship to the acquisitions budget. Topics addressed include the publishing industry; library services that are more user centered; acquisition of versus access to sources of information and knowledge; the concept of value; library accountability; objectives and setting priorities; and levels of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accountability, Budgets, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedNuckolls, Karen A.; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1992
Four articles address human factors in libraries, including (1) working with staff and users during library automation; (2) the concepts of diversity and multiculturalism when assessing reference staff and collections; (3) a mentoring program for librarians undergoing tenure review; and (4) patron privacy and the accountability of the reference…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), Accountability, Cultural Pluralism
