The ways in which one can keep the library media plan on track in the face of the realistic challenges faced by media are discussed. A system for prioritizing tasks, both planned goal-related tasks and tasks that walk in the door in varying degrees of emergency status and by need of more time management strategies could be used. [For Part I, see…

Discusses a survey conducted at Miami-Dade Community College to document the characteristics, needs, and knowledge of library users, and explains how the survey became an essential tool for decision making by community college library administrators regarding the elimination or initiation of programs and services. Describes the study and its…

This digest presents a reprint of an article which examines management principles that should be considered when implementing library end user searching programs. A brief discussion of specific implementation issues includes needs assessment, hardware, software, training, budgeting, what systems to offer, publicity and marketing, policies and…