Surveys position announcements for electronic resource librarians that appeared in "College and Research Libraries News" from January 1996 through December 2001. Reviews reporting structures, responsibilities, and professional experience requirements for these positions using a blend of qualitative and quantitative methodologies.…

Discusses accountability concerns in higher education regarding the value of information technology expenditures and applications and suggests the importance of institutional information technology plans. Topics include academic libraries and information technology plans; plan structures; writing a plan; and recommended sections to include in an…

Discusses plateauing as a means for long-term career satisfaction, Highlights include a literature review; what plateauing is and why it occurs, including career-based plateauing and life plateauing; some solutions to plateauing for librarians, including management changes and individual changes; and personal examples. (LRW)

Discusses the monetary aspects of librarianship, focusing on nontraditional library careers such as intrapreneurship (managing a library within an organization as a business) and entrepreneurship. Fee-based library services are considered, and suggestions for becoming a successful information entrepreneur are offered. (10 references) (MES)

Describes a national survey in which 7 public library constituent groups rated the degree to which 61 indicators helped describe a library. Dimensions of effectiveness were then developed through factor analysis on the indicator choices. A full list of indicators, a list of collapsed indicators, and the results of the factor analysis are appended.…

Selective listing of material available in microform in the field of Afro-American studies is organized into two categories: papers, records and collections; and special areas of interest. Information is also provided about preservation microfilming at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of the New York Public Library. (two…

Describes each of 13 steps in the reference process in terms of its objectives, facts about it, and rules for handling the facts. Rules are then discussed for today's mixed online and printed source environment as well as for an online sources-only environment. (five references) (MES)

Describes a process approach to library media skills instruction which would focus on the development of students' critical thinking skills and give them the ability to examine and utilize information. The importance of instructing students in database searching and ways that database searching will enhance information skills development are also…

This symposium on printed documentation covers (1) Tacoma Public Library's documentation (Lare Mischo); (2) characteristics of bad documentation (Linda Bills); (3) GEAC manuals (Joe Matthews); (4) Personal Bibliographic Software manuals (Victor Rosenberg); (5) DIALOG documentation (Barbara E. Anderson); (6) documentation problems and improvements…

Guidelines for writing documentation for automated library systems cover (1) gathering information; (2) planning the document (manual types, organization patterns, writing style, conventions and standards, and format); (3) writing techniques; (4) deciding what to include; and (5) editing and testing. (three references) (MES)

Reviews the literature on the role of the subject bibliographer in the academic library, covering subject specialization in the United States, and the status of subject bibliography in Britain, Germany, and the Third World. Expansion of subject specialization in the United States is recommended. (34 references) (MES)

The first of two papers on leadership and information professionals reviews some relevant management literature. Twenty references are listed. The second paper outlines seven steps for personal/career planning: (1) Background; (2) Strengths and Weaknesses; (3) Environment; (4) Options; (5) Selection; (6) Action Plan; and (7) Evaluation. (MES)

This study compared online versions of LISA (Library and Information Science Abstracts), Library Literature, and ERIC to investigate time lag and duplication of coverage. Six searches of each database were executed over a period of 15 months. Results indicated that Library Literature had the least time lag and LISA the most; duplication was low.…

Describes the experiences of the committee writing library media competencies for grades 1 through 12 in New Mexico schools. A chart showing two sample instructional strands (organization of resources and reader guidance) is presented. (MES)

Defines inter-governmental organizations (IGOs) and examines their characteristics. The nature of their information systems (publications, internal documents, archival records, library information centers, and bibliographic information networks) are discussed. Problems with acquiring information from IGOs and sources for accessing publications are…