The management consulting firm Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc. conducted a study of the organization and staffing of the Columbia University Libraries for the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). This is a summary of the report which resulted from that study. The plan presents a framework for the conduct of management programs that contribute…

Suggests a variety of techniques for the instructional designer to implement and develop materials, and curricula that will be used and benefit all involved. (JEG)

Discusses systems theory and concepts in relation to pupil personnel services. Systems thinking can provide a framework for pupil personnel managers to: (1) conceptualize their department as a system; (2) assess the performance of the department; and (3) coordinate the problem-solving activity of pupil personnel practitioners. (Author)

Staff environments should foster individual, group, and organizational effectiveness. The article describes the development and implementation of a staff environment design process focusing on understanding and utilizing individual differences, assessing staff preferences for certain environmental characteristics, increasing staff-environment…

Network analysis is a dynamic tool for managing routine administrative and operating procedures. The network serves as a mathematical model that identifies the relationships, interdependencies, and constraints in a project showing the sequential steps needed to reach a given objective event. (Author/IRT)

Describes observations on how companies handle decision-making under conditions of uncertainty, based on a study of the influence of computer methods on planning and decision-making in 32 companies. (Author/JG)

Educational accountability at the community college level is being scrutinized by students attending college under the open door policy. An educational management system utilizing faculty, student, and community goal development is presented as a means of meeting the challenges of increased student enrollment. (RAO)

In an experimental survey of an academic library, staff perceptions of an administrator were compared with his self-evaluation to determine what, if any, discrepancies existed. (Author/PF)

Outlines the process involved in selecting or developing software for building a machine-readable database and the special librarian's role in that process. The following steps are identified: (1) needs assessment; (2) project cost and justification; (3) software selection; (4) implementation; and (5) startup and maintenance. Twelve references are…

Proposes a solution to the problem of loading repetitive bibliographic information in a microcomputer-based relational database management system. The alternative design described is based on a representational redundancy design and normalization theory. (12 references) (Author/CLB)

The University of Pittsburgh has a 2-year agreement designating the Xerox Corporation as the primary supplier of word processing and related office automation equipment in order to increase productivity and more efficient use of campus resources. (MLF)

Describes individualized instruction and its components and describes how to set up a management system that facilitates individual or small group instruction in a vocational setting. (JOW)

Argues that the decline in the competitiveness of American industries arises from a failure to innovate in quality management rather than from a decline in product quality. Discusses the superiority of the U.S. in generating technological innovations and its lag in the commercialization of the fruits of that technology. (HB)

School executives can use a technique borrowed from business, "Strategic Planning," to introduce change and improvements into schools. (MLF)

Purpose of the article is to capture the flow of a process of persons working toward the goal of bringing TORI Theory into educational systems. TORI is coined by joining together the first letters of each of four factors which seem essential for growth within organizations made up of interacting human beings--trust, openness, realization, and…