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Bolt, Nancy, Ed.; Burge, Suzanne, Ed. – International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (NJ1), 2008
Libraries of government departments provide information to policymakers, to government staff and employees, and, sometimes, to the general public. It is essential that libraries of government departments are organised and managed so as to collect and provide the information most needed by government decision makers, government workers, and the…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Guidelines, Library Administration, User Needs (Information)
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Buckland, Michael K. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1976
Individuals who have been actively involved with the program comment on specific aspects. (PF)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Administration, Research Libraries
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Horn, Roger – College and Research Libraries, 1975
An attempt is made to delineate the idea of what it is to be an administrator of an academic library and to suggest changes that could be made, unlikely though they may be, to ameliorate the present situation. (Author)
Descriptors: Administration, College Libraries, Librarians, Library Administration
Fitch, Franklin G. – Audiovisual Instruction, 1977
A step-by-step guide to binding magazines on site at school and public libraries with illustrations. (STS)
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Technical Processes, Periodicals
Webb, Gisela – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1988
Discusses the backgrounds and qualifications appropriate for a library personnel administrator, including (1) a master's degree in library science; (2) library work experience; (3) additional training in administration, personnel management, organizational development, and psychology; and (4) personal attributes such as good communication skills,…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Library Administration, Personnel Directors
Kingsbury, M. E. – Library Journal, 1972
The think big; paint an elephant" philosophy of planning is appealing in theory but appalling in practice. Too often, making no small plans results in making no plans at all. (11 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Innovation, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Planning
Rais, Shirley – American Libraries, 1993
Provides practical tips on three key traits of successful library managers: ability to motivate, utilization of authority to reward or discipline, and ability to delegate. Encouraging library support staff interested in becoming professional librarians is stressed. (EAM)
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Library Administration, Library Technicians
Simpson, Carol – Library Media Connection, 2004
Every now and then the fates snip a thread and all unravels. You struggle, practice and try to figure out the Cataloging-In-Publication data on the verso of the title page.
Descriptors: Cataloging, Libraries, Library Materials, Library Administration
Library Research Service, 2009
Issues 266 through 282 of "Fast Facts" from the Library Research Service present data collected from libraries in Colorado and throughout the nation. Topics addressed in these "Fast Facts" from 2009 include interlibrary loan in academic libraries, public librarian salaries, book, newspaper, and periodical prices from 2004 to…
Descriptors: Library Research, User Satisfaction (Information), Outcomes of Education, Public Libraries
Johnson, Richard K. – Association of Research Libraries, 2007
"ARL" is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). "ARL" reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff and users; higher…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Research Libraries, Library Services, Library Materials
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Clayton, Susan – Journal of Access Services, 2007
Librarians often cringe when they hear the word copyright, when it is combined with electronic reserves the immediate impulse is to run away as far and as fast as possible. This paper presents the process used by the Armacost Library staff at the University of Redlands to develop and implement a copyright policy for the electronic reserve…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Library Policy
Weiss, Emily – Library Journal, 2007
When the author ran into other recent graduates at the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference in New Orleans in 2006, several told her they were not happy with their jobs. After months of searching, they settled for positions in isolated rural libraries, have jobs with little responsibility, or are expected to manage their staff…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Library Administration, Graduates, Public Libraries
Blowers, Helene; Reed, Lori – Computers in Libraries, 2007
This article explains a two-part plan, created by the people at the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (PLCMC), to help staff members keep up with the sea change of technology. A core competencies training program was developed. This keeps workers afloat by providing them with the technology skills they need to support the change…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Staff Development, Library Administration, Technology
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Murray, Adam – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2008
Designed to assist with the management of e-resources, electronic resource management (ERM) systems are time- and fund-consuming to purchase and maintain. Questions of system compatibility, data population, and workflow design/redesign can be difficult to answer; sometimes those answers are not what we'd prefer to hear. The two primary functions…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Electronic Publishing, Library Administration, Web Sites
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Mariner, Vince – Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 2008
Ask Here PA is Pennsylvania's new statewide live chat reference and information service. This article discusses the key strategies utilized by Ask Here PA administrators to recruit participating libraries to contribute staff time to the service, the importance of centralized staff training, the main aspects of staff training, and activating the…
Descriptors: Library Services, Synchronous Communication, Reference Services, Shared Resources and Services
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