Clearinghouse of Professional Information
Library Administration Resources
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This section includes links to a number of topics related to public
library administration.
SOLS also provides tools in this area such as
Library
Development Guides,
Small Library Kits, Sourcebooks
for Small Public Libraries,
Trustee Tips. SOLS also offers various training opportunities such as
Clinics and Workshops
and
EXCEL: A Certificate Programme in Managing Small Public Libraries.
OLS - North provides access to various publications including
Sourcebooks for Small Public Libraries and
Trustee
Tips. OLS-North also provides training opportunities through annual
conferences and
area
workshops.
Topics include:
General Resources
| Budgeting and Finance
| Business Plans |
Conservation |
Disaster Planning | Fees |
Issues
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Joint Use Issues |
Joint Use
Facilities | Municipal Reporting |
Professional Journals
| RFP's
| Safety in the Library |
Statistics |
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- ALA
Professional Tips wiki For over 80 years, staff members of the American
Library Association (ALA) Library have provided reference service not only to
their ALA Headquarters colleagues but also to hundreds of librarians across the
country and around the world.
- CIO.com: the leading resource for
information executives.
- EDUCAUSE Information Resources Library: an international
repository for information about managing information resources in higher
education, includes assessments, studies, reports, manuals, guides, strategic
plans, policies, RFP's, surveys., etc.
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The Five Minute Flow Chart
- For
Libraries
(Library and Archives Canada) This page provides links to services and
tools for the library community
- Free Management Library
Complete, highly integrated library of resources for non-profit AND for-profit
businesses. Developed by Carter McNamara.
- A Guide
to Service Delivery For Municipal Managers (2004) (.pdf)
(Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing) and the shorter companion guide
Making Choices: A Guide to Service Delivery Review for Municipal Councillors and
Senior Staff (.pdf) provides a “high-level” overview of the process,
focusing on outcomes and helping council think about the strategic choices for
how services are delivered.
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Internet Public Library: Subject
collections: resources about library and information science or relevant to
library professionals
- LISWiki Library and
Information Science Wiki, a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit
- Librarian's
Resource Center
(SLA
Toronto Chapter Toolbox)
- The Librarian's
Toolkit. (State of Ohio)
- The Libraries FAQ
Homepage The Libraries FAQ is a collection of basic information regarding
libraries and librarianship, and an introductory guide to library resources on
the Internet.
- Library
Success: A Best Practices Wiki "This wiki was created to be a one-stop-shop
for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world,
librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with
technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of
great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no
one place where all of this information is collected and organized. "
- OWLSweb Links for Libraries
(Wisconsin) These links provide information on a variety of topics of concern to
library personnel and trustees
- PSAB/Asset Management
(Municipal Finance Officers' Association (MFOA) and the Association of Municipal
Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario (AMCTO)) Beginning with fiscal
year 2009, municipalities must report on their tangible capital assets and move
from modified to full accrual accounting.
- Public
Administrators in the Public Arena by June Garcia and Sue Sutherland,
Bertelsmann Foundation Publishers, 1999.This study attempts to identify the
skills, perceptions, understandings and behaviours necessary to operate
effectively in the local, state, political environment. The authors have
developed a list of different dimensions of library administration that cover
most situations in the political arena in which administrators find themselves.
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Resource Directory for Municipal Managers was compiled to respond to the
needs identified in the Municipal Management Needs Assessment Report (MMNA).
Municipalities, professional associations, academic institutions and the
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing are providing a range of services
individually and/or in concert with one another to help ensure that many of the
needs identified in the MMNA report are met.
see also
Facilities Resources
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Combined School and Public Libraries: Guidelines for Decision Making.
Second Edition .Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, May 1998.
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Establishing Joint-use Libraries Report of the Standing Committee on
Joint Use Libraries, College Center for Library Automation, Florida 1996.
Reissued in 2001. Has a good section on advantages and disadvantages
- Guidelines
for Joint-Use Libraries (State Library of New South Wales) Includes
Management responsibilities, Staffing, User Services
- Internet
Access Policies: School Libraries. This page consists of a
selection of School Internet Access Policies, also known as "Acceptable Use
Policies" (AUPs). Sites are organized provincially with a link to each
policy. Of special interest - policies for school boards in Ontario.
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Joint-Use Libraries: the ultimate form of cooperation Dr Alan Bundy.
Chapter contributed to "Planning the modern public library building" edited
by Gerard McCabe and James Kennedy and published by Libraries Unlimited,
Westport Connecticut, USA, 2003. - Most useful sections are: Key planning
success factors; The importance of the agreement; a planning checklist
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Practicing Anti-Censorship: An Ethical Problem for School and Public
Librarians
By Dr. Ann Curry, UBC, 1999
-
Thinking about a joint-use library?: A Memorandum of Agreement and timetable
can ensure success. (Association of College and Research Libraries) C&RL
News, June 2000, Vol. 61 No. 6 by Kathleen Schwanz
- MPMP Summary of 2005
Results. Municipal Performance Measurement Programme (MPMP) efficiency
measures are based on operating costs for broad service areas. Effectiveness
measures provide balance by measuring service delivery quality.
- Municipal Performance Measurement Programme
(MPMP).
(Ontario Ministry of Culture) Library services were introduced in the 2004 MPMP.
Library uses are part of the calculation of MPMP efficiency and effectiveness
measures in their municipalities. Libraries should download the Forms
for Libraries workbook
- PSAB/Asset Management
(Municipal Finance Officers' Association (MFOA) and the Association of
Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario (AMCTO))
Beginning with fiscal year 2009, municipalities must report on their
tangible capital assets and move from modified to full accrual accounting.
Libraries are being asked to provide figures relating to the library's assets.
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Getting Ready for January 2009: Calvin Hawke Presentation at Ontario
Good Roads Association, Asset Valuation Workshop, November 2007. This
summarizes the process the municipalities have to follow.
- American Libraries Online: online
version of the American Library Association's journal has News of the Week
(archived), full text of Internet Librarian columns, the Datebook list of
upcoming events, job ads and resources, and the annual indexes for the print
publication.
- Argus - La
revue des bibliothécaires professionnels
Corporation des bibliothécaires professionnels du Québec
- Ariadne (UK) Web magazine for
information professionals in archives, libraries and museums in all sectors
- AskERIC Virtual Library
- Bibliographic and Full text Databases
(EBSCO) Indexing and abstracts from over 30 of the most popular library trade
journals.
- Booklist Home Page
- CM: a reviewing journal of
Canadian materials for young people.
(Manitoba Library Association). Reviews Canadiana of interest to children
and young adults, including publications produced in Canada, or published
elsewhere but of special interest or significance to Canada, such as those
having a Canadian writer, illustrator or subject. Reviewsbooks, video and audio
recordings and CD-ROMs.
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Canadian Children’s
Book News.
(Canadian Children's Book Centre). Subscriptions to: Canadian Children’s
Book Centre, 40 Orchard View Blvd., Suite 101, Toronto, ON M4R 1B9
- Computers in Libraries:
monthly journal covering news and issues in library technology. Abstracts of
many of the articles and a few full-text. Archived for a year.
- Current Cites (DL
SunSITE)
- D-Lib Magazine (US) A scholarly journal,
it is a solely electronic publication with a primary focus on digital library
research and development, including but not limited to new technologies,
applications, and contextual social and economic issues. The full contents of
the magazine, including all back issues, are available free of charge
- Documentation et
bibliothèques (ASTED)

- The Educator's Reference Desk - Access
to the ERIC Database
- First Monday Peer
reviewed journal on the Internet
- Ingenta The most comprehensive
collection of academic and professional publications available for online, fax
and Ariel delivery.
- Le journal du Net (France)
- Library Journal
- Library-oriented Lists and
Electronic Serials (Washington Research Library Consortium)
-
Library Reference Centre (EBSCO) Free indexing and abstracts from over 30
of the most popular library trade journals.
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LISTA EBSCO Publishing
recently announced increased availability of LISTA (Library, Information
Science and Technology Abstracts). The comprehensive library science database is
available to any library, college, university, K-12 school, hospital,
corporation or other interested party at no cost.
- Publisher's Weekly Online
- Quill & Quire
Subscriptions to P.O. Box 706, Markham, ON L6B 1A7.
-
RéseauBiblio
Mensuel
(BN)
- School Library Journal Online:
the Web companion to the top print resource for librarians who work with
children and young adults!
- U*n*a*b*a*s*h*e*d Librarian
tm The "How I run my library good" letter (sic)
- VOYA:Voice of Youth Advocates. The library
magazine serving those who serve young adults. (Subscriptions to: Scarecrow
Press, 4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706 USA)
Sample
RFP (TechSoup)
Safety in the Library
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