The Unintended Revolution in Academic Libraries: 1939 to 1989 and Beyond

Information As a Strategic Contingency: Applying the Strategic Contingencies Theory of Intraorganizational Power to Academic Libraries

“…1 As a result, libraries and librarians must face financial issues, social and organi-March 1997 certain power payoffs or "power shifts" within organizations. 3 Often these shifts alter the political atmosphere of an organization, increasing the power of those who control the decision-making apparatus that distributes needed resources within the organization.…”

“…15 Various authors within the library literature have also shown that automation is a change agent within libraries. 16 The current integrated model also includes variables considered to be the bases of power. These include both structural variables and variables drawn from the strategic contingencies theory of or- In keeping with the strategic contingencies theory, power is considered to be the main dependent variable.…”

Learning Resource Services in the Community College: On the Road to the Emerald City

“…However, community colleges enroll a greater percentage of these students than do other segments of higher education. 18 Leveling enrollments and increasing fiscal restraints, both internally imposed and forced on colleges by governing boards and legislatures, have increased the tension between dedication to a mission and the constraints of limited financial resources. 19 New technology and its ability to deliver instruction and communicate information to distant locations permit new approaches to curriculum development.…”

“…72 The increase in adult learners, another nontraditional student group, has prevented the predicted decline in college enrollments from occurring. 73 Enrollments in distance education programs, in which students typically receive instrucNovember 1989 ''Estimates indicate that over 50 percent of all students entering community colleges read at or below the eighth-grade level." tion via telecommunications technology or through print-based independent study, have increased tremendously as the technology to deliver instruction to remote sites has become more varied andrefined.…”

The Opportunity Costs of Faculty Status for Academic Librarians

“…2 More has been written about this subject than about any other related topic in academic librarianship. 3 However, very little attention has been paid to the opportunity costs of faculty status as a component of the total cost of library services. No one has attempted to attach a dollar value to these opportunity costs in the way an economist would.…”