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Terms for Academic Library Directors.
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Rooks, Dana C. – Library Trends, 1994
Looks at a seminal article by Arthur McAnally and Robert Downs on the changing role of the university library director to determine whether the changes they outlined in 1973 are still valid. Additional sources of strife for university library directors are described, and requirements for today's library directors are discussed. (Contains five…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Change
The Information Job Family: Results of an Exploratory Study.
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Woodsworth, Anne; And Others – Library Trends, 1992
Discusses the results of a study investigating the similarities between information jobs in university computing centers and research libraries. Findings show a strong relationship between some computing and library jobs, suggesting the creation of a single information job family in classification systems. (15 references) (EA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Careers, Change, Comparative Analysis
Directors of Large Libraries: Roles, Functions, and Activities.
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Cottam, Keith M. – Library Trends, 1994
Examines current experience and trends in the roles, functions, and activities of today's library directors, based on a survey of directors of large libraries or library systems. A shift in roles, functions, and activities from predominantly internal affairs to an increasing emphasis on external concerns, including technological, economic, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Change