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Hulbert, Ioana G. – ITHAKA S+R, 2023
The Ithaka S+R Library Survey has examined leadership and strategic perspectives in the field by surveying library deans and directors nationally on a triennial basis since 2010. The research project's overarching goals are to provide the library community with a valuable data source to inform decision making and track the emerging opportunities…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Administration, Library Services, Value Judgment
Joanna R. Mladic – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The problem undertaken in this study was the impact of the COVID-19 on academic-library directors at small, private, liberal-arts institutions in Wisconsin. The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic closures on collection development and reference interviews. The participants were seven academic-library…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Academic Libraries, Library Personnel
Frederick, Jennifer K.; Wolff-Eisenberg, Christine – ITHAKA S+R, 2020
The Ithaka S+R Library Survey 2019 examines strategy and leadership issues from the perspective of academic library deans and directors. This project aims to provide academic librarians and higher education leaders with information about chief librarians' visions and the opportunities and challenges they face in leading their organizations. In…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Administration, Library Services, Value Judgment
Wolff, Christine – ITHAKA S+R, 2017
The Ithaka S+R Library Survey 2016 examines strategy and leadership issues from the perspective of academic library deans and directors. This project aims to provide academic librarians and higher education leaders with information about chief librarians' visions and the opportunities and challenges they face in leading their organizations. In…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Administration, Library Services, Value Judgment
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Paton-Ash, Margie; Wilmot, Di – South African Journal of Education, 2015
There is no national policy for school libraries which compels school governing bodies and principals to have a library in their schools. It is thus not surprising that in 2011, only 21% of state schools had libraries, only 7% had stocked libraries and 79% of schools had no library at all (Department of Basic Education (DBE) Republic of South…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Libraries, Barriers, Performance Factors
Shaffer, Christopher A. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which three academic libraries in the Southeastern United States could be considered diverse. This was a multi-site, mixed methods study. It examined the climate and culture of the libraries, which was assessed through two methods; the first, through survey responses from full-time faculty…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Mixed Methods Research, Organizational Climate, Organizational Culture