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A Conflict of Cultures: Planning vs. Tradition in Public Libraries.
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Raber, Douglas – RQ, 1995
Strategic planning for public libraries as advocated by the PLA (Public Library Association) in the Public Library Development Program is likely to be met with resistance due to changes it requires in traditional public library planning and services. Conflicts that may arise are discussed, as well as methods for preventing, minimizing, and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Conflict Resolution, Culture Conflict, Library Administration
Managing a Public Library. Parts I and II.
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Aronoff, Carol; Cart, Michael – Journal of Library Administration, 1985
Discusses factors that contribute to Santa Monica Public Library's excellence, including supportive city government and citizenry, city council, library board, lean top management, and the basic management team. Specific management principles and techniques, public relations, and measures of service at Beverly Hills Public Library are also…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrators, Library Administration, Library Associations
"Arrogant Conceit and Impertinence": John Metcalfe's Secondment to the University of Sydney Library
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Radford, Neil A. – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2006
In 1956-57 John Metcalfe was seconded from the Public Library of New South Wales to the University of Sydney to report on the needs of the University Library. This is a forgotten chapter in that Library's history, and a hitherto unexamined aspect of Metcalfe's career. Metcalfe was apparently manoeuvering to leave the Public Library, and expected…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Materials