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Reed, Donna L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this multi-case study was to describe how library deans and directors at large comprehensive community colleges strategically advocate for and support instructional and technological innovation despite the reality of limited resources and the stress caused by recurring funding crises in higher education. It further sought to examine…
Descriptors: Administrators, Innovation, Library Services, Community Colleges
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Crothers, Stephen; Prabhu, Margaret; Sullivan, Shirley – Acquisitions Librarian, 2007
The authors recount experiences of the variety of problems and issues involved in providing access to electronic journals in a large academic library. The paper excludes concerns emanating from decisions to subscribe to aggregations such as those produced by vendors like EBSCO, but concentrates on scholarly journals ordered individually, or as…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Journals, Library Administration, Library Materials
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Martin, Susan K. – Library Trends, 2000
Discussion of fund-raising in academic libraries addresses issues of major gifts, capital campaigns, organization, staffing, constituency, and the role of the library development program within the academic community. Highlights include library administrator roles, goals, centralized versus decentralized development, and creating a major-gifts…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Role, Fund Raising, Higher Education
St. Clair, Guy – 1997
Information services managers have a responsibility to provide the best information delivery possible. The basic principles of total quality management can be used by information professionals to help justify library funding through the creation of an environment where customer-patron satisfaction is paramount. This book reveals how to apply the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Benchmarking, Improvement Programs, Information Services
Oklahoma State Dept. of Libraries, Oklahoma City. Office of Library Development. – 1996
Library board members are an integral part of public libraries. Because of the importance of their role, this handbook gives library trustees in Oklahoma a basic understanding of their responsibilities and power. It contains useful information about developing policy, the board/director relationship, funding, intellectual freedom, library laws,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Governing Boards, Intellectual Freedom, Legal Responsibility