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Strategic Issues in Quality Management: 2. Survey Analysis.
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Johanssen, Carl Gustav – Journal of Information Science, 1996
Examines how and to what extent business-oriented libraries and information centers in the Nordic countries have implemented strategic quality management (SQM), drawing from theoretical considerations in an earlier article. An operational assessment model is proposed and empirical findings from a survey of business information services are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Centers, Information Services, Models
Valuing Corporate Libraries: A Senior Management Survey.
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Matarazzo, James M.; Prusak, Laurence – Special Libraries, 1990
Reports results of a survey of corporate managers of 164 libraries and information centers which assessed the value placed by senior-level executives on their libraries, focusing on issues of library organization, staff size, value of service and staff, primary users, and ways to measure a library's value. The appendix lists participating firms.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Corporate Libraries, Information Centers, Librarians
Special Libraries and Information Centres in Brazil.
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Dias, Eduardo J. W. – International Library Review, 1989
Describes a survey of 192 special library and information center managers in Brazil that examined managerial activities and factors accounting for variation in managerial jobs. The results are discussed in terms of personal and organizational characteristics, perceived importance of managerial roles, and perceived preparedness to perform…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Foreign Countries, Information Centers
Curriculum Centers in Institutions of Higher Education in New York State and in Selected Midwestern Institutions.
Dullea, Barbara A.
The formation, administration, and use of curriculum centers in universities was studied for the purpose of clarifying their objectives and making recommendations for their improvement. These centers contain a specialized collection of materials and equipment designed to aid curriculum development and to provide students who are preparing for a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Information Centers, Library Collections
Survey of Specialized Technical Information Centers. Final Report.
Safety Management Inst., Washington, DC. – 1968
A study was conducted to determine the most advantageous method of acquiring selected bibliographic data collections specializing in highway safety literature in order to provide the National Highway Safety Documentation Center (NHSDC) with a significant data base. This data base is necessary for NHSDC to accomplish its objective of being a…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Clearinghouses, Costs, Data Collection
Investigation of the Use of Photodocuments in the Teaching of the Languages, Cultures, and Civilization of the Near East. Final Report.
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Smith, Myron Bement – 1970
A study was made of the need, role, and availability of photodocuments in teaching the languages, cultures, and civilization of the Near East. The principal investigator tape-recorded interviews with 56 scholars representing various disciplines at 17 American colleges and universities. (Summaries of these interviews are included in this report.)…
Descriptors: African Culture, Arabs, Archaeology, Archives