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crl-14727	Wittenbach, Stefanie A.; Bordeianu, Sever M.; Wycisk, Kristine	Management Preparation and Training of Department Heads in ARL Libraries	1992-07-01	12	.pdf	application/pdf	6159	260	48	Of those, 67 survey forms in each group were filled out completely and therefore 322 College & Research Libraries July1992 TABLEt MEAN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND NUMBER OF COURSES REPORTED Formal management training courses prior to first department head position Maximum number of courses taken On-the-job management training years prior to first department head position Maximum years reported Years in department prior to becoming department head Maximum years reported Years in department head positions Maximum years reported Ongoing management training while a department head Maximum number of courses taken had usable data (91.78% of those re- turned). The present study investigates these issues in aca- demic libraries at the department head level since it has been noted that one of the greatest deficiencies in research li- braries is management training for middle managers.	cache/crl-14727.pdf	txt/crl-14727.txt