id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-14570 Mech, Terrence F. Academic Library Directors: A Managerial Role Profile 1990-09-01 16 .pdf application/pdf 7864 443 47 Because library directors seldom move up or laterally into other administrative positions within the larger academic orga- nization, some view their position as a dead-end job. 2 While organizational and attitudinal barriers may restrict library di- rectors' upward mobility, the managerial roles library directors emphasize may also restrict their ability to obtain the necessary power and required influence for upward mobility within the larger academic orga- nization. cache/crl-14570.pdf txt/crl-14570.txt