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Making the Boss More Effective.
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Shaughnessy, Thomas W. – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
Discusses the positive effects that can be attained in a library when senior management successfully supports library directors, and the importance of understanding the director's role and management style in order to increase his or her effectiveness. (CLB)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Leadership Responsibility, Library Administration, Library Directors
The Search for Quality.
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Shaughnessy, Thomas W. – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
Discusses the determinants of the quality of library services, the difficulties involved in attempting to measure quality, and the need for the profession to explore methods to improve library service quality. (CLB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Library Services, Library Standards, Measurement Techniques
Digital Information and the Library: Planning and Policy Issues.
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Shaughnessy, Thomas W. – Journal of Library Administration, 1997
Addresses the topic of digital libraries from a planning perspective and examines policy issues. Discusses developing collections by providing access to remote files and/or creating a local collection; funding; considering what to digitize; copyright issues; storage costs; converting paper-based collections and catalogs; and reasons why to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Administrative Policy, Copyrights, Costs
Staff Development in Libraries: Why It Frequently Doesn't Take.
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Shaughnessy, Thomas W. – Journal of Library Administration, 1988
Makes a distinction between library training and staff development, and argues that staff development programs have not been as successful because they typically fail to provide opportunities for self assessment or opportunities to evaluate one's performance in a structured team environment, and they are not based on appropriate instructional…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Leadership Training, Learning Theories, Librarians
Assessing Library Effectiveness.
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Shaughnessy, Thomas W. – Journal of Library Administration, 1990
Discusses the current emphasis on assessment of library effectiveness and describes several assessment techniques. It is argued that, by encouraging staff to develop an attitude of self-assessment based on their ability to add value to library services, the assessment phenomenon can be used to improve the overall quality of libraries. (11…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Evaluation Methods, Library Administration, Library Personnel
The Library as Information Center: Wishful Thinking or Realistic Role?
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Shaughnessy, Thomas W. – Journal of Library Administration, 1990
Discusses changes that are occurring in academic libraries as they try to keep up with the growth in sources of information. Topics discussed include acquisitions; interlibrary loan; new technologies in libraries; library expenditures; library staff; collection development; and the need to redefine the library's role to that of an information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Sources
Cooperation Among Research Libraries: The Committee on Institutional Cooperation.
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Shaughnessy, Thomas W. – Journal of Library Administration, 1998
Presents a background on the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) partnership with the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and notes its achievements. Discusses the CIC Center for Library Initiatives; leveraging investments in libraries; maximizing use of information resources; improving delivery of information/library services; the…
Descriptors: Achievement, Cooperative Programs, Electronic Libraries, Information Services