"Arrogant Conceit and Impertinence": John Metcalfe's Secondment to the University of Sydney Library

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Main Author: Radford, Neil A.
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Published: 2006
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contents "Arrogant Conceit and Impertinence": John Metcalfe's Secondment to the University of Sydney Library Radford, Neil A. Research Libraries Public Libraries Foreign Countries Library Materials Librarians Career Change Career Education Academic Libraries Library Administration Investigations Conflict Change Agents Organizational Effectiveness Organizational Climate Organizational Culture In 1956-57 John Metcalfe was seconded from the Public Library of New South Wales to the University of Sydney to report on the needs of the University Library. This is a forgotten chapter in that Library's history, and a hitherto unexamined aspect of Metcalfe's career. Metcalfe was apparently manoeuvering to leave the Public Library, and expected to become the next university librarian, but his motives remain unclear. (Contains 22 notes.)
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spellingShingle "Arrogant Conceit and Impertinence": John Metcalfe's Secondment to the University of Sydney Library
Radford, Neil A.
Research Libraries
Public Libraries
Foreign Countries
Library Materials
Librarians
Career Change
Career Education
Academic Libraries
Library Administration
Investigations
Conflict
Change Agents
Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Climate
Organizational Culture
"Arrogant Conceit and Impertinence": John Metcalfe's Secondment to the University of Sydney Library Radford, Neil A. Research Libraries Public Libraries Foreign Countries Library Materials Librarians Career Change Career Education Academic Libraries Library Administration Investigations Conflict Change Agents Organizational Effectiveness Organizational Climate Organizational Culture In 1956-57 John Metcalfe was seconded from the Public Library of New South Wales to the University of Sydney to report on the needs of the University Library. This is a forgotten chapter in that Library's history, and a hitherto unexamined aspect of Metcalfe's career. Metcalfe was apparently manoeuvering to leave the Public Library, and expected to become the next university librarian, but his motives remain unclear. (Contains 22 notes.)
title "Arrogant Conceit and Impertinence": John Metcalfe's Secondment to the University of Sydney Library
topic Research Libraries
Public Libraries
Foreign Countries
Library Materials
Librarians
Career Change
Career Education
Academic Libraries
Library Administration
Investigations
Conflict
Change Agents
Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Climate
Organizational Culture
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ993727