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The Importance of Political and Strategic Skills for UK Library Leaders
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Goulding, Anne; Walton, Graham; Stephens, Derek – Australian Library Journal, 2012
The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the political and strategic skills needed by library leaders in today's library environment. The discussion is based on a small scale research project focused on opinions of skills needed by library leaders. The survey involved a questionnaire of librarianship students and library practitioners as well…
Descriptors: Library Role, Foreign Countries, Leadership, Skill Analysis
Reading Lists: A Study of Tutor and Student Perceptions, Expectations and Realities
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Stokes, Peter; Martin, Lindsey – Studies in Higher Education, 2008
The article surfaces, examines and draws conclusions on the varying perceptions, expectations and operationalised "realities" of tutor and student behaviour in relation to reading lists. The argument identifies a paucity of literature on reading lists, but, nevertheless, locates a number of potential literature sources with which to…
Descriptors: Reading Material Selection, Tutors, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
Revisiting the Subject Librarian: A Study of English, Law and Chemistry
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Hardy, Georgina; Corrall, Sheila – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2007
The future of subject librarianship is being challenged by technological advances and funding pressures. Questionnaires were used to collect data about the roles, relationships and competencies of 32 subject/liaison librarians supporting three disciplines in UK universities. The survey showed that postholders were undertaking a wide range of…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Chemistry, Legal Education (Professions), English
Managing Copyright Clearance Services in Higher Education Libraries.
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Gadd, Elizabeth – Journal of Information Science, 2001
Investigated centralized copyright clearance services in higher education institutions based on the findings of a questionnaire survey and five case study interviews in United Kingdom libraries. Examines reasons why services were established, how they were funded and staffed, their overall remit, problems, and good practice guidelines. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Copyrights, Foreign Countries
Library Cooperation Practices of University Libraries in Ghana.
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Alemna, A. A.; Antwi, I. K. – International Library Review, 1990
Discussion of library cooperation focuses on a survey that investigated cooperation among university libraries in Ghana. Library cooperation in the United Kingdom, United States, and Nigeria is described; areas of cooperation in Ghana are discussed, including interlibrary loans, cataloging, and acquisitions; and recommendations for library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Developing Nations, Financial Support
Digitized Content in the UK Research Library and Archives Sector
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Bultmann, Barbara; Hardy, Rachel; Muir, Adrienne; Wictor, Clara – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2006
A study of the current provision of digitized collections for researchers in the UK higher education sector was carried out through desk research, a Web-based questionnaire of research libraries and interviews. The study identified a great deal of digitized material in the sector and there has been considerable expenditure of UK public funds in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Libraries, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires