Initiating a consulting model for librarianship in a small college library involved a transition to an organizational model that defines positions by their relationship to constituencies. As a case study of such a transformation demonstrates, such an ''outward'' looking organization has resulted in an increased number of instruction sessions,…

The Governing Board of the Southern Consortium of Black Colleges for Teacher Education determined that its future depended upon clarification and reaffirmation of its mission. As a result, a workshop was arranged to assist the Governing Board in (1) determining its mission, (2) determining its three major program themes, and (3) establishing for…

Describes the Kentuckiana Metroversity Linking project, a consortium of academic and public libraries using the Z39.50 information retrieval protocol to provide service to Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana. Topics addressed include the Z39.50 standard, the consultant's role, addressing technical issues, Internet vs. dial-in access,…

A year-and-a-half consortium experience that was intended to provide an impetus for each institution's retention efforts progress is described. It includes examining a school's attitude and efforts toward retention, increasing cooperation among different branches within the institution, and enlisting more support by the administrators. (MLW)

A collaborative change process under way in North Carolina uses teacher input and supports the notion of school leaders working cooperatively with many others interested in improving schools, including higher education institutions, the state education agency, colleagues from other schools, and consultants. In the North Carolina project, successes…

Essays are collected on faculty development programs that are felt to have positively affected both the institutions and individual faculty members. They include: Faculty Development: Promises, Realities and Needs (William C. Nelsen, Michael E. Siegel); Improving the Scholarly Climate on Campus through a Program of Small Grants (David Marker);…