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From: AXPBBGS@UICVMC.BITNET (Bernie Sloan)
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Subject: Library Staffing Issues
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Date: 12 Jan 90 14:07:00 GMT
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 To:    PACS-L

 From:  Bernie Sloan
        (axpbbgs@uicvmc)

 I've read a lot of PACS-L postings about microcomputer support staff,
 library systems programmers, etc. I have a related quick question.

 As we move into the 1990's, what kind of technical/managerial skills
 will library ADMINISTRATORS need in order to be able to make the plans
 and decisions needed to support the "electronic library", or the "li-
 brary of the future"? What kind of background and abilities should the
 library administrator of the future have as electronic information
 technologies play an increasingly significant role in the operation
 of the library?