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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| Language: | en |
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1972
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED087386 |
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- Review of Planning Activities in Academic and Research Libraries. ARL Management Supplement Number One. Annotated Bibliographies College Libraries Library Planning Methods Organization Program Descriptions Projects Research Libraries Staff Role Trend Analysis To a large extent, research library planning practices are still in an experimental stage, involving efforts to apply proven management methods to academic situations. Important recent developments in this field are: 1) there is a common recognition of the need to involve the librarian in the top administrative councils of the university and to plan on a system wide basis the information programs of the university; 2) the application of scientific management techniques has necessitated some changes in library staff and organization practices; 3) there are a number of noteworthy projects that address themselves to the problems of collecting and interpreting statistics and information on costs, benefits, and performance of library programs; and 4) there are several projects dealing with long range planning methodology that attempt to meet the needs specified by the ARL study on problems in university library management. (SH)