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Ellern, Jill – Computers in Libraries, 2011
With information technologies' pervasive use within all departments and by all staff, libraries and library staff get their fair share of mandated projects. Knowing how to successfully operate in this kind of environment is important to the overall success of the library as a whole. What is meant by mandated project? A mandated project is a…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Information Technology, Program Administration, Program Implementation
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Leggate, Peter; Dyer, Hilary – Electronic Library, 1986
This sixth article in a series discusses planning for the installation and implementation of automated systems in the library, workstation design and location, scheduling of software implementation, security, data input, staff and reader training, job design, impact of automation on library procedures, evaluation of system performance, and future…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Design Requirements, Futures (of Society), Library Automation
Carson, Paula Phillips; And Others – 1995
This is a handbook of advice for handling the everyday problems encountered in all types and sizes of libraries. It is designed to assist managers before, during, and after crises develop. Organized in an question-and-answer format, it tackles many dilemmas that can occur in the library, then offers solutions drawn from actual experience. The…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Pluralism, Legal Responsibility, Library Administration
Wills, Deborah – 1993
This manual was produced during the 1992-93 Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario school year to be used as a reference guide and a training tool for library support staff assigned to work at the library's information desks. Its purpose is to help ensure a uniform standard of service and to provide practical procedures for information and basic…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Ethical Instruction, Foreign Countries
Peterson, Lorna – 1983
A personnel appraisal tool was developed at the Iowa State University Library for professionals supervised by the Assistant Director for Technical Services and the Head of the Monographs Department, to evaluate both their supervisors' performance and the appraisal review as an educational tool to improve administrator performance. A Technical…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Job Performance
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Di Trolio, Trudi; Nelson, Erika; Ochoa, Marilyn – Journal of Access Services, 2004
The George A. Smathers Libraries of the University of Florida is currently undergoing a major renovation. Library West, the building that houses the humanities and social sciences collection, will be gutted and expanded. The collection will be moved to off-site storage and the staff will be relocated for a two-year period. The reality of these…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Morale, Academic Libraries, Library Development
Hall, Blaine H.; And Others – 1987
This report describes a five-part study conducted at the Brigham Young University library during the winter semester of 1987 to assess the quality of the reference service provided to library patrons by student reference assistants (SRAs) after a full semester of SRA participation in the reference patron service system. The study focused on…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Higher Education, Library Personnel