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Pearlmutter, Jane; Nelson, Paul – ALA Editions, 2012
Anyone at the helm of a small public library knows that every little detail counts. But juggling the responsibilities that are part and parcel of the job is far from easy. Finally, here's a handbook that includes everything administrators need to keep a handle on library operations, freeing them up to streamline and improve how the organization…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Public Libraries, Library Services, Budgeting
Smallwood, Carol, Ed. – ALA Editions, 2011
There's no shortage of library management books out there--but how many of them actually tackle the little details of day-to-day management, the hard-to-categorize things that slip through the cracks of a larger handbook? "Library Management Tips that Work" does exactly that, addressing dozens of such issues facing library managers, including: (1)…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Time Management, Guides, Personnel Management
Smallwood, Carol, Ed. – ALA Editions, 2011
Fewer employees, shorter hours, diminished collection budgets, reduced programs and services--all at a time of record library usage. In this book, library expert Carol Smallwood demonstrates that despite the obvious downsides, the necessity of doing business differently can be positive, leading to partnering, sharing, and innovating. This…
Descriptors: Library Services, Employment Interviews, Job Search Methods, Career Information Systems
Pride, Linda K. – Illinois Libraries, 1988
This discussion of the role of the public library youth services manager emphasizes the importance of personnel management skills, and notes the need for attention to personnel management in library education. (10 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Education, Personnel Management, Public Libraries
Little, Paul L.; Saulmon, Sharon A. – Library Journal, 1979
Explains the history of the staffing pressures felt by the Metropolitan Library System in Oklahoma City, and describes steps taken to reallocate personnel, the method of data-gathering and analysis, and the effects of the changes on the system. (JVP)
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Library Administration, Library Planning, Personnel Management

Miller, Don – Canadian Library Journal, 1978
Describes the problems associated with the management of part-time library employees and some solutions afforded by a job sharing arrangement in use at the Greater Victoria Public Library. This is a voluntary work arrangement, changing formerly full-time positions into multiple part-time positions. (JVP)
Descriptors: Library Administration, Organizational Change, Part Time Employment, Personnel Management
Lux, Claudia – 1999
This paper discusses personnel management issues that arose when the East Berlin (Germany) Municipal Library and the West Berlin America Memorial Library united in 1995 to form the Central and State Library. The first section provides historical background on the two libraries and their merger. The second section summarizes the East-West conflict…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Library Administration, Library Personnel
Taft, Michael – Library Journal, 1988
Discussion of the automation of personnel administration in libraries covers (1) new developments in human resource management systems; (2) system requirements; (3) software evaluation; (4) vendor evaluation; (5) selection of a system; (6) training and support; and (7) benefits. (MES)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Evaluation Criteria, Information Technology, Library Administration
North Carolina Library Association, Winston-Salem. – 1970
The topics discussed in this edition of the Manual include: (1) a written personnel policy, (2) preparing an organization plan, (3) preparing a position classification plan, (4) preparing a pay plan and (5) preparing a statement of working conditions. The appended bibliography is divided into three sections: (1) Library Personnel Administration -…
Descriptors: Guides, Librarians, Libraries, Library Administration
Sannwald, William – Library Administration and Management, 1999
Considers how libraries can build and manage a work force that is sensitive to and mirrors the increasingly diverse population they serve. Defines diversity; describes the experiences of the city of San Diego (California) in developing its "Diversity Commitment" and the involvement of the public library in the program; and provides…
Descriptors: Demography, Diversity (Institutional), Library Administration, Library Personnel

Rubin, Richard, Ed. – Library Trends, 1989
Twelve articles discuss personnel management in libraries. Topics covered include building job commitment among employers, collective bargaining, entry-level recruitment, employee turnover, performance evaluation, managing resistance to change, training problems, productivity, employee stress, compensation systems, and the Allerton Park Institute.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Compensation (Remuneration), Higher Education, Job Performance

Bryant, Bonita – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1987
Reviews the influences of organizational evolution and intentional change, library posture toward collection development, personnel management, and human perspectives on the establishment of an administrative framework for achieving collection development goals. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
Pollard, Frances M., Ed. – 1976
Included in these Proceedings are papers and discussion transcriptions of the 1975 Personnel Evaluation Institute. The collected papers deal with the theme of personnel performance evaluation in public, academic, and special libraries. Topics include management fundamentals, developing and using personnel evaluation systems, the library director…
Descriptors: Administration, College Libraries, Conference Reports, Conferences
Mason, Marilyn Gell – Library Journal, 1989
Discusses the challenges of running a library in a political environment, and offers observations and strategies to aid in public library management. Areas discussed include governance, funding, personnel management, relationships with the press, working with elected officials, and negotiating strategies and skills. (CLB)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Budgets, Financial Support, Governance