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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
Whitworth, Andrew; Calvo, Maria-Carme Torras; Moss, Bodil; Kifle, Nazareth Amlesom; Blåsternes, Terje – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2016
Two academic libraries undergoing significant organizational changes were the location for a project that researched how staff members and subunits of the libraries made collective judgments, negotiated what is sometimes called the "landscape of practice"--the collective body of knowledge of their profession--and thus came to collective…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Academic Libraries, Organizational Change, Library Development
Multiple Case Studies of Public Library Systems in New York State: Service Decision-Making Processes
Ren, Xiaoai – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This research examined the functions and roles of public library systems in New York State and the services they provide for individual libraries and the public. The dissertation further studied the service decision-making processes at three selected New York State cooperative public library systems. Public library systems have played an important…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Services, Decision Making, Library Administration
Shameenda, Kimbo Lemmy; Kanyengo, Christine Wamunyima – Journal of Archival Organization, 2012
This article establishes the level of skills and experience in preservation and conservation management using a case study methodological approach conducted in the 3 university libraries at the University of Zambia. The findings revealed that 20 (57%) of the library staff had not received formal training in preservation and conservation of library…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Materials, Library Personnel
Shafi-Ullah, Farasat; Qutab, Saima – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: This paper aims to elaborate the library data migration process from LAMP (Library Automation Management Program) to the open source software Koha's (2.2.8 Windows based) Pakistani flavour PakLAG-Koha in six legislative assembly libraries of Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach: The paper explains different steps of the data migration…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Library Administration
Haines, Rebecca; Calvert, Philip J. – Australian Library Journal, 2009
The aim of this research was to investigate current issues faced by public library staff in rural South Australia and to examine some of the reasons why people choose to work in rural libraries. The study took a mixed methods approach, combining interviews and questionnaires to gain a fuller understanding of the issues and experiences of rural…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Public Libraries, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries
Uhler, Scott F.; Allison, Rinda Y. – Illinois Libraries, 1997
Provides an example of procedures to be followed when investigating a sexual harassment complaint in libraries. Highlights include preparation, including reviewing personnel files; interviewing the complainant, including sample questions; interviewing the alleged harasser; gathering information from other sources, including third-party witnesses;…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Interviews, Legal Problems, Library Administration
Farmer, Lesley S. J. – Library Talk, 1998
Discusses the use of volunteers in school libraries. Topics include possible functions of volunteers, including the area of technology; interviewing potential volunteers; training needs and suggestions; effective supervision; and recognition of good work. (LRW)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Interviews, Library Administration, Library Personnel

Schwartz, Charles A. – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Discussion of performance appraisal in nonprofit organizations and the difficulties involved in obtaining accurate job feedback examines four types of appraisal: behavioralism; minimal model; heuristic knowledge; and tacit information from in-house experimentation. Conclusions are drawn about the usefulness of these approaches and a suggestion for…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Bias, Feedback, Interviews
Tristano, Debra A. – 1990
Historical studies of public libraries are important because they provide insight into the development of these institutions and serve as an aid to future researchers. This paper examines the development of the Tuscarawas County Public Library (TCPL), in Ohio, for the years 1937-60, in order to discover how the library's building, budget,…
Descriptors: Interviews, Library Administration, Library Collections, Library Development

Luce, Richard E.; Hartman, Susan – Library Hi Tech, 1984
Describes experience of Boulder Public Library, where management and support personnel established pre-experiment baseline data for comparison with quantitative and qualitative results of experiment to determine the impact of telecommuting (work-at-home) on worker productivity. Background, methodology, equipment enhancements, and data analysis are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Input Output Devices, Interviews, Library Administration
Hemmings, Richard – Information and Library Manager, 1989
Describes the design, implementation, and practice of a personnel evaluation method (performance appraisal) at the Cambridgeshire Libraries. Findings reported include staff attitudes and perceptions of the method, and the overall effectiveness of the evaluation scheme. Various theoretical models of appraisal and practical applications in…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Giesecke, Joan, Ed. – 1997
New supervisors often come to management positions with experience and expertise in their specialty, but with little or no training in how to supervise. Aimed at the new library supervisor, this publication addresses basic supervisory skills and provides practical information needed by supervisors. As library organizations become more complex,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Conflict Resolution, Cultural Differences, Decision Making
Harrison, Mary M. – Library Administration and Management, 1997
Discusses pertinent issues with an urban public library director, including recent financial, demographic, and technological changes; developing partnerships within the community; service philosophy; communication with staff; and fundraising concerns, including management skills. (LRW)
Descriptors: Change, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Support, Fund Raising
American Libraries, 1999
Presents an interview with two librarians who are participating in joint-use projects, one between a public library and a school library, and one between a public library and an academic library. Personnel, commingling collections, changing library roles, and governance boards are considered. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Governing Boards, Higher Education, Interviews
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