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Wangsgard, Lynnda – 1976
Staff members of the Weber County Library System in Utah were studied in a research project to determine the effect on staff knowledge of library policies and procedures of (1) an employee handbook and (2) the handbook supplemented by a formal orientation procedure. Data were obtained from three randomly selected groups of library staff members in…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, County Libraries, Data Analysis, Employees
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 1997
Freedom from the necessity for technical understanding of online technology allows librarians to focus on the human factors in online interaction. This article discusses estimates of Web use, need for user assistance, alternative sources of information, information overload and relevance, Internet identities, pornography and library policy, and…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Sources, Interaction, Internet
Library Journal, 1989
Presents a sample of replies to a call for materials on library policies concerning professional development and professional continuing education. Included is a summary of the results of a survey of 50 libraries that was conducted by the South Central Research Library Council in upstate New York to obtain information on continuing education…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Policy, Library Science, Library Surveys
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Lavin, Michael R. – Reference Librarian, 1995
Identifies some of the distinguishing characteristics of business information and examines their impact on reference transactions. Topics include characteristics of business patrons; question negotiation; dealing with patrons' expectations; helping patrons devise a search strategy; understanding search results; requisite skills for business…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Librarians, Library Policy, Library Services
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Schrader, Alvin – Teacher Librarian, 1999
Describes and critiques emerging issues about Internet access in schools and school libraries. Discusses software products for filtering and rating expressive content on the Internet, reader-response-theory implications for filtering and rating Internet content, ambiguities, and the role of school librarians and acceptable-use policies. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Policy
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Naylor, Richard J. – Public Libraries, 2000
Describes characteristics of core competencies. Examines the competencies a librarian should possess. Discusses types of competence and reviews advantages of developing and improving core competencies. Looks at core competencies in terms of the major service areas of public libraries. Presents several steps for building core competencies.…
Descriptors: Competence, Human Resources, Librarians, Library Administration
Trejo, Arnulfo D.; Lodwick, Kathleen L. – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1978
Comments on the results of a survey that asked library administrators throughout the US if Spanish-speaking librarians were needed and how to recruit them most effectively for library schools. Numerous replies reflected racist attitudes, discrimination, and insensitivity to the Spanish-speaking community. (VT)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Courses, Employment Practices, Librarians
Hook, Sara Anne, Comp.; Lees, N. Doug, Comp.; Powers, Gerald, Comp. – SPEC Kit, 2000
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) Kit reports results of a survey of ARL (Association of Research Libraries) that examined post-tenure review of librarians throughout higher education in North America. The purpose of the survey was to identify which institutions apply post-tenure or post-continuing appointment review to library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Librarians
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Toub, Stephen E. – Library Hi Tech, 1997
Discusses when librarians should develop their own Internet collections and how to add value to them, based on examples from the Argus Clearinghouse Web site. Topics include evaluation criteria for Internet resources; strategic planning; Internet collection development policies; and adding value through organization, navigation, learning systems,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Internet, Librarians
Chepesiuk, Ron – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1992
Describes efforts to conserve library materials in Cambodia being undertaken by a Cornell University library program. Topics discussed include the absence of educated librarians; environmental problems, including insects; an absence of preservation facilities and supplies; a lack of policies for the National Library; and physical and bibliographic…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Librarians
Iacono, Frank P., Ed. – 1980
This handbook for library trustees identifies the duties and responsibilities of library boards and librarians, the qualifications of an effective library and of a library board, and library policy requirements. The concept of intellectual freedom, the Library Bill of Rights, and the Freedom to Read Statement are discussed, and the role of the…
Descriptors: Governing Boards, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Associations
Fletcher, Patricia Diamond, Ed.; Bertot, John Carlo, Ed. – 2000
This book represents the thoughts and experiences of librarians and academics on the changing role of libraries in a global networked community. The first section of the book looks at the agendas for national libraries in a digital world. Issues covered include content and delivery, national policy and practice and strategies for success in a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Librarians
Coyle, Karen – American Libraries, 1997
To prevent vastly different Internet access policies from creating uneven service for patrons from community to community, the author argues that librarians, as the logical champions, must define "universal service." Offers hardware, software, Internet functions, training, and service as some of the elements of access that should be…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Computers, Information Services
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Knuth, Rebecca – Third World Libraries, 1996
Analyzes interviews with nine librarians in Jamaica concerning the influence of the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL). Discussed are the IASL's roles in fostering personal and professional growth, in highlighting the importance of the library to the educational process, and in developing school library policy. (PEN)
Descriptors: Education, Foreign Countries, Individual Development, Interviews
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Immroth, Barbara Froling; Lance, Keith Curry – Public Libraries, 1996
Based on a 1993 survey of 187 children's librarians in 14 states, this status report summarizes and discusses data representing input measures, output measures, fill rates, and special questions about the relationship between school and public libraries. It makes recommendations for improving the quantity and quality of data used to make decisions…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Librarians, Library Policy, Library Services
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