Administration of the public library:
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1994
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List of Figures xi
Foreword by Arthur Curley xiii
Introduction xv
1. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IN CONTEXT 1
Environments 4
Systems Theory 7
Management for Public Librarians 11
Chapter Highlights 13
Summary 16
Notes and Suggested Readings 17
2. HISTORY OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE UNITED
STATES 19
The Colonial and Post-Revolutionary Periods 19
The Boston Public Library 24
The American Library Association
and the Age of Dewey 27
The Carnegie Decades 31
World Wars and the Depression 34
The Era of the Public Library Inquiry 37
The Golden Age of American Public Libraries 40
Summary 44
Notes and Suggested Readings 44
ii The Administration of the Public Library
3. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY TODAY 49
Social Forces 49
A Contemporary Profile 52
Local Libraries 53
Size Limitations of Local Libraries 59
Serving Emergent Populations 61
Organization and Planning 61
Technological Change 62
Financial Support 64
Additional Library Concerns 66
The Limitations of Change 67
The White House Conference on Library
and Information Services, 1991 68
Staying Current and Professional 70
Ethics 74
Summary 76
Notes and Suggested Readings 77
4. THE COMMUNITY CONTEXT 80
The Community 82
Demographics 86
The Uses of the Library 89
Limitations of Community Analysis 90
Sources of Information 91
Studying the Library 92
Summary 93
Notes and Suggested Readings 93
5. LEGAL STATUS, GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS 95
Legal Status 95
Governance 97
Criticism of the Library Board Form of Organization 99
Alternate Forms of Organization 101
The Job of the Library Trustee 101
Structure of the Library Board 107
The Library Board Meeting 108
Table of Contents iii
Trustees and the Law 109
The Trustee and the Changing Library World 109
Trustee Associations, State Libraries and Local Trustees 110
Summary 110
Notes and Suggested Readings 111
6. ORGANIZATION 114
Library Organizations 115
Planning 116
The Planning Process 118
Organizing Principles 120
Organization Charts 125
Organizational Problems 128
Restructuring the Library 131
Communication in Organizations 133
Technology and Organizational Change 136
Summary 137
Notes and Suggested Readings 138
7. TECHNOLOGY 142
History of Library Automation 144
Effects of Automation on Librarians 146
Library Uses of Computers 148
Automating the Library 150
Other Technologies 157
The Limits of Technology 159
Summary 161
Notes and Suggested Readings 161
8. COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT 166
Demand versus Quality 170
Financial Considerations 174
The Organization of Collection Development 176
Allocating Funds 177
Collection Size 178
Core Collections 180
iv 77w? Administration of the Public Library
Cooperative Collection Development
and Resource Sharing 181
Collection Development Policies 183
Methods of Selection 186
Where and How to Buy 188
Weeding or Deselection 191
Preservation 192
Intellectual Freedom 193
Essentials in Acquisitions Work 196
Special Types of Material 198
Summary 209
Notes and Suggested Readings 210
9. TECHNICAL SERVICES 216
History of Technical Services 217
Cataloging 219
Classification and Browsing 224
The Work of the Technical Services Department 227
Organization of the Technical Services Department 231
Staff 233
Reports and Statistics 236
Summary 237
Notes and Suggested Readings 237
10. ACCESS SERVICES 242
Circulation Policies 243
Charging Systems 251
Interlibrary Loan 254
Shelving and Stack Maintenance 257
Protection of Library Materials 258
Copyright and Copy Service 260
Statistics of Library Loans 262
Summary 263
Notes and Suggested Readings 264
Table of Contents v
11. INFORMATION SERVICE 267
What Constitutes Reference? 269
Reference and the New Technologies 272
Information Service Users 274
Telephone Information Service 275
Information and Referral 278
Reference Policies 279
Organization of Reference 281
Elements of a Good Reference Librarian 286
The Reference Collection 288
Fee or Free 290
Privatization of Information 294
Provision of Material not in the Library 294
Ethics 295
Summary 297
Notes and Suggested Readings 297
12. FACILITATING LIBRARY USE 303
Understanding Users 303
Reader Advisory Services 305
Adult Learners 309
Bibliographic Instruction 314
Programming 316
Creating an Environment that Facilitates Use 322
Summary 326
Notes and Suggested Readings 327
13. YOUTH SERVICES 331
Clientele 333
Goals of Children s Service 335
The Social Context 336
History of Children s Services 340
Collection Development 343
Reference Services 346
Programming 349
Outreach, Cooperation and Networking 352
vi The Administration of the Public Library
Staffing 354
Organization and Administration 357
Young Adults 359
Summary 3^3
Notes and Suggested Readings 364
14. OUTREACH SERVICES 369
The Problems 3go
The Aging 372
Illiteracy ~nc
Minorities 381
The Institutionalized 3g7
Other Groups 38g
Bookmobiles 389
What Is to Be Done? 391
Summary 392
Notes and Suggested Readings 392
15. MARKETING, PUBLICIZING AND INTERPRETING THE
LIBRARY
The Public Relations Effort 3Qo
Friends Groups £~
Understanding Media ^!i
Public Appearances ™g
In-House Media of Interpretation 400
Summary
Notes and Suggested Readings 4J2
16. THE DIRECTOR
Career Patterns }5
The Work of Directors ™
Leadership and Management ?,o
Values and Vision V?
Power and Delegation ZZt
Work Patterns 422
Relations with the Library s Board 425
Table of Contents vii
Recruitment of a Library Director 427
The New Director 430
Relations with Staff 432
Summary 433
Notes and Suggested Readings 433
17. HUMAN RESOURCES 437
Staff Size and Composition 438
Library Policies 443
Conditions of Employment 446
Fringe Benefits 450
Working Conditions 451
Civil Service 452
Unions 453
Staff Recruitment 456
Orientation and Training 461
Performance Appraisal 462
Grievance Procedures 464
Termination of Employment 464
Burnout 465
Encouraging Staff 467
Summary 469
Notes and Suggested Readings 470
18. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 474
Financial Planning 475
Revenues 476
Public Funding 479
Private Funding 481
Expenditures 485
The Budget Process 487
Budget Presentation 495
Financial Reporting 496
Financial Practices 497
Summary 499
Notes and Suggested Readings 500
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19. THE LIBRARY BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT 503
Early Buildings 503
Open or Modular Construction 505
The Planning Process and the Building Effort 507
Determining Need 508
Build, Rehabilitate or Adapt 510
Site Selection 512
The Building Team 513
The Architect 516
Consultants and Other Team Members 518
The Building Program 520
Recurring Building Concerns 521
Funding the Library Building 528
The Building Cycle 530
Summary 531
Notes and Suggested Readings 532
20. EVALUATION 535
Types of Evaluation 537
Standards 540
Administration 543
Staff 544
Finance 545
Physical Plant 547
Technical Processes 547
Reference Service 548
The Collection 551
Use Studies 553
User Surveys 555
Library and Program Attendance 556
Children s Services 557
Summary 557
Notes and Suggested Readings 558
Table of Contents ix
Appendix A: 563
The Library Bill of Rights 563
The Freedom to Read 564
Request for Reconsideration of a Book 565
Appendix B: 566
Library Walkabout 566
Index 569
About the Authors 581
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