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Research: What We Need, and What We Get.
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Converse, W. R. – Canadian Library Journal, 1984
Discusses need for research in library and information science from perspective of an academic library director. The current state of information science research, areas where research might be undertaken, economics, library schools, librarians as managers, and the impact of new information technology on research are examined. (Six sources are…
Descriptors: Change, Foreign Countries, Information Science, Librarians
A "Word" for the Cataloger: Special Pleading or Definition of Function?
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Lawry, Martha – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1984
Examines role of cataloger as it has been and is often perceived, and advances view of what role should be. The cataloger's function is discussed in terms of classification and description, automation and change, reclassification as supervisor of nonprofessional staff, cooperation within library, reorganization, and instruction. Thirteen…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Higher Education, Librarians
Preparing for the 21st Century. Proceedings of the Mountain Plains Library Association Academic Library Section Research Forum (Silver Creek, Colorado, October 11-15, 1986).
Hatfield, V. Sue, Ed. – 1986
The following papers were presented at a joint conference of the Colorado Library Association and the Mountain Plains Library Association (MPLA) in October 1986: (1) "Development of a Strategic Plan for the Harold B. Lee Library--A Model for Public Service" (Larry Ostler); (2) "The Library Committee in MPLA Libraries" (Ronald…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bookstores, Burnout, Cataloging
Human Aspects of High Tech in Special Libraries.
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Bichteler, Julie – Special Libraries, 1986
This investigation of library employees who spend significant portion of time in online computer interaction provides information on intellectual, psychological, social, and physical aspects of their work. Long- and short-term effects of special libraries are identified and solutions to "technostress" problems are suggested. (16…
Descriptors: Human Factors Engineering, Interviews, Librarians, Library Automation
Technological Innovation, Diffusion, and Resistance: An Historical Perspective.
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Fine, Sara F. – Journal of Library Administration, 1986
This historical overview of librarians' reactions to technological change reviews theories of resistant behavior, as well as strategies for accepting change within the library setting. (CD)
Descriptors: Administrators, Adoption (Ideas), Attitude Change, Change Strategies
Libraries as Life-Systems: Information, Entropy, and Coevolution on Campus.
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Weiskel, Timothy C. – College and Research Libraries, 1986
New technologies for generating, storing, and transmitting information will radically change information flow on college campuses and in society at large. University librarians will need to design environments for storing and retrieving these new types of information that will continue to nurture the life of the mind and support scholarship.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Costs
College and University Libraries.
Shubert, Joseph F., Ed.; Josey, E. J., Ed. – The Bookmark, 1986
Following an introductory discussion by E. J. Josey that provides a perspective on college and university libraries, the following essays are presented: (1) "Academic Library Planning--Definitions and Early Planning Studies in Academic Libraries" (Stanton F. Biddle); (2) "Academic Libraries and Academic Computing--Rationale for a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Developed Nations