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Evidence-Based Library Management: The Leadership Challenge
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Lakos, Amos – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2007
This paper is an extension of the author's earlier work on developing management information services and creating a culture of assessment in libraries. The author will focus observations on the use of data in decision-making in libraries, specifically on the role of leadership in making evidence-based decision a reality, and will review new…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Information Technology
Empowerment, Organization and Structure: The Experience of the Indiana University Libraries.
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Neal, James G.; Steele, Patricia A. – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Discussion of academic research libraries' changes in organizational structure focuses on experiences at the Indiana University Libraries. Highlights include principles encouraging organizational change and empowerment; the role and nature of the library, including a focus on the user; library reorganization; and strategic planning, quality, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Library Administration
Performance Appraisal of Collection Development Librarians. SPEC Kit 181.
Siggins, Jack, Comp. – Spec Kit, 1992
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit reports results of a survey of 64 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions conducted in the fall of 1990 to gather information on the performance appraisal of collection development librarians. Data are reported on the frequency of the performance review cycle, reporting…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Librarians
Performance Appraisal in Research Libraries. SPEC Kit 140.
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1988
This kit and flyer produced by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center of the Association of Research Libraries provides documents submitted by 14 universities that are used in the performance evaluation of professional library staff. Commentary based on a thorough review of documents submitted by 60 libraries includes an overview of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Promotion
Librarian Job Descriptions in ARL Libraries. SPEC Kit 194.
Ray, Tom H., Comp.; Hawthorne, Pat, Comp. – 1993
This flyer and kit were developed by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to examples job descriptions used by academic and research libraries and present examples from various libraries. Job descriptions serve a variety of purposes in personnel management. In addition, current and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Disabilities, Employment Qualifications, Evaluation Methods
Managing the Work of Support Staff.
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Estabrook, Leigh; And Others – Library Trends, 1992
Discusses the nature of support staff work in research libraries, changing authority structures, and the impact of technology on job responsibilities. A study considering work complexity, supervision, evaluation criteria, control and autonomy, and job satisfaction is reported. (17 references) (EA)
Descriptors: Automation, Cataloging, Difficulty Level, Evaluation Methods
The Reappearance of Rankings: Reliability, Validity, Explanation, Quality, and the Mission of Library and Information Science.
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McGrath, William E. – Library Quarterly, 1993
Argues that perception studies and ranking are lacking in validity and reliability because of small sample size, simplistic statistical analyses, and the evaluation of quality by educators. It is asserted that quality control is more valid when evaluated by the customers of education, i.e., the students. (11 references) (EA)
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Evaluation Methods, Graduate Students, Higher Education