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Peer reviewedCottam, 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
Cottam, Keith M. – 1976
As research libraries have grown, a trend has developed to recruit specialists to support the administrative and technical functions of the library. Business, planning, automation, personnel, and facilities specialists are among those currently employed. Libraries which utilize such specialists experience significant gains in flexibility to…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Automation
