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Fifth Annual Report of the Association of Research Libraries Office of University Library Management Studies.
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Univ. Library Management Studies. – 1975
Future directions for the Office of University Library Management Studies include the development and extension of new applications of their Management Review and Analysis Program (MRAP). A management audit, which would telescope MRAP into a diagnostic tool for use by research libraries, and the Services Development Program, which would provide a…
Descriptors: Administration, Annual Reports, College Libraries, Library Administration
Association of Research Libraries [ARL], Office of University Library Management Studies Sixth Annual Report, December 1976.
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Univ. Library Management Studies. – 1976
Some of the conditions in research libraries which have shaped the Office of University Library Management Studies' (OMS) approach to library management studies are outlined, OMS activities during 1976 are described, as well as priorities for 1977. OMS work with member libraries in 1976 indicated that research libraries are primarily concerned…
Descriptors: Administration, Annual Reports, College Libraries, Library Administration
Association of Research Libraries [ARL], Office of University Library Mangement Studies Seventh Annual Report, December 1977.
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Univ. Library Management Studies. – 1977
The Office of University Library Management Studies (OMS) activities which are reviewed include providing member libraries with resources and services ranging from research and development programs to information collection and dissemination programs and training. In addition to conducting Management Skills Institutes and regional and special…
Descriptors: Administration, Annual Reports, College Libraries, Library Administration
A Survey of the Recruitment, Staff Development, and Minority Employment Practices of Research Libraries.
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Webster, Duane E.; Putnam, W. – 1972
The focus of this survey, conducted by the Office of Management Studies, is on the seventy-eight university libraries in the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Fifty-two libraries were interviewed by telephone calls which employed a detailed interview guide and produced a profile of practices and interests. All but three of the 25…
Descriptors: Administration, College Libraries, Employment Practices, Librarians
Organization and Staffing of the Libraries of Columbia University; a Case Study.
Booz Allen and Hamilton, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1973
This case study of the libraries at Columbia University analyzes the libraries against the backdrop of contemporary trends in higher education. New management styles and approaches to the utilization of professional personnel are recommended. The report presents detailed suggestions for implementing the change recommendations. (KB)
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Organization, Case Studies, College Libraries
Some Aspects of Academic Librarianship in the United States.
Francis, Simon – 1970
Some of the professional impressions gained from a month in the United States by a British librarian are summarized in this report. Six library school libraries and the Library of the American Library Association were visited. The greater emphasis on bibliographic and reference material allows students in the United States more frequent access to…
Descriptors: Administration, Foreign Nationals, Librarians, Library Administration
The Formulation and Use of Goals and Objectives Statements in Academic and Research Libraries.
Gardner, Jeffrey J.; Webster, Duane E. – 1974
Management principles and guidelines for the development of goals and objectives in the academic or research library are formulated. The intent of the goal statements is to draw on the management-by-objectives (MBO) techniques to develop a series of principles and guidelines which libraries can consider, evaluate, and adapt for local use. Sample…
Descriptors: Administration, College Libraries, Guidelines, Library Administration
The Management Review and Analysis Program Report to the Director of Libraries by The MRAP Study Team.
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Univ. Library Management Studies. – 1974
The University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP) libraries participated in a management review and analysis program (MRAP) with the assistance of the Office of University Library Management Studies of the Association of Research Libraries. Three study teams reported on the library system in its institutional setting; current trends in higher…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Policy, Budgets, College Libraries