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Carson, Paula Phillips; And Others – 1995
This is a handbook of advice for handling the everyday problems encountered in all types and sizes of libraries. It is designed to assist managers before, during, and after crises develop. Organized in an question-and-answer format, it tackles many dilemmas that can occur in the library, then offers solutions drawn from actual experience. The…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Pluralism, Legal Responsibility, Library Administration
American Library Association Video/Library Video Network, Towson, MD. – 1997
This video provides guidelines for establishing a successful volunteer program in any library. Topics include: the benefits of volunteers to libraries; getting a volunteer program started and functioning; recruiting volunteers; interviewing volunteers; effectively training volunteers; acknowledgment of volunteers; and handling uncooperative or…
Descriptors: Labor Needs, Library Administration, Library Development, Library Personnel
Gaskell, Carolyn, Comp.; Morrill, Allen S., Comp. – 2001
The "College Library Information Packet (CLIP) Note" series is known for providing college and university libraries with reviews and current documentation on library practices and procedures of relevance to them. This "CLIP Note" provides information and sample policies on travel, sabbaticals, and study leaves of absence in small academic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, Higher Education, Librarians
Turner, Anne M. – 1993
Written from the perspective of a working director, this book is a guide to setting fair and appropriate behavior rules and training staff in how to implement them. Policies for exhibit and meeting room use; issues surrounding street people, the mentally ill, and substance abusers; sexual deviancy and parental child abuse in the library;…
Descriptors: Censorship, Child Abuse, Exhibits, Homeless People
American Library Association Video/Library Video Network, Towson, MD. – 1994
Being "good enough" is no longer adequate for today's library and staff. Total Quality Management (TQM) is a system and philosophy which guides a unified effort towards delivering excellent goods and services. In this video, not available at ERIC, Connie Merritt shows how TQM helps all of a library's departments work together to satisfy…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Innovation, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
Young, Virginia G., Ed. – 1995
This book defines the role and obligations of the library trustee in a wide range of situations and also discusses keys to successful communication between the trustee and library director, staff, and patron. Chapters are: (1) "The Trustee in Today's World" (F. William Summers); (2) "Duties and Responsibilities of Trustees"…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship
Baldwin, David A. – 1996
This handbook offers "how to" guidance on library management and provides a single source for laws, regulations, executive orders, guidelines, and court decisions on employee and employer rights and responsibilities. Detailed information is provided on: recruiting and selecting personnel; the employment relationship; wages and hours;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Civil Liberties, Disabilities, Employee Responsibility
