TY - JOUR
T1 - The factors influencing American academic library directors' approaches to setting goals for change in the information age
AU - Yi, Zhixian
N1 - Includes bibliographical references.
PY - 2015/6
Y1 - 2015/6
N2 - The purpose of this study is to examine more significant factors influencing approaches used to set goals for change in the information age. The collected quantitative and qualitative data were analysed using chi-square test and correlation analysis. The results of chi-square tests show that only three predictors ' gender, library type and number of different library professional positions ' significantly influenced directors' approaches used. However, the other independent variables did not make any difference. The correlation results demonstrate that gender, education level, years of present positions, total years of directorship, total years of library service, number of various professional positions, number of subordinates, number of library branches, library type and library size were significant factors. However, the predictor of age did not make any difference. The results may help directors and librarians better understand various significant factors influencing the approaches used to set goals for change.
AB - The purpose of this study is to examine more significant factors influencing approaches used to set goals for change in the information age. The collected quantitative and qualitative data were analysed using chi-square test and correlation analysis. The results of chi-square tests show that only three predictors ' gender, library type and number of different library professional positions ' significantly influenced directors' approaches used. However, the other independent variables did not make any difference. The correlation results demonstrate that gender, education level, years of present positions, total years of directorship, total years of library service, number of various professional positions, number of subordinates, number of library branches, library type and library size were significant factors. However, the predictor of age did not make any difference. The results may help directors and librarians better understand various significant factors influencing the approaches used to set goals for change.
KW - Directors' approaches
KW - Factors
KW - Setting Goals for Change
KW - USA
KW - Academic library directors
KW - Collection development in libraries
KW - Academic libraries
KW - Information dissemination
KW - Digital library software
KW - Regression analysis
M3 - Article
SN - 1089-4667
VL - 39
SP - 19
EP - 29
JO - Chinese Librarianship: An International Electronic Journal
JF - Chinese Librarianship: An International Electronic Journal
ER -