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Carlson, David, Comp.; Morein, P. Grady, Comp. – 1983
In order to collect information on online bibliographic searching activities in smaller academic libraries, a survey was conducted in December 1982 of 252 college and university libraries located in public and private institutions with enrollments of between 1,000 and 5,000 students. An 88.5% response rate was achieved. It was found that 65% of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Fees, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
Howard, Clinton – 1988
This SPEC kit is based on a June 1987 survey of approval plan use by 94 members of the Association of Research Libraries. It reports on the current practices of these libraries, the perceived advantages and disadvantages of using approval plans, and the effect of increased library materials costs and library automation on such plans. It is noted…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1984
This document, the 10th in a series distributed annualy to provide a central source of timely information and materials on the management and operations of large academic and research libraries, presents the results of a 1984 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey of microcomputer use in the Association of Research Libraries (ARI)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Equipment Utilization, Higher Education, Library Administration
Veaner, Allen B. – 1984
In April 1983 the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) surveyed selected members regarding the recruitment, compensation, role, and training of assistant, associate or deputy library directors. A total of 51 libraries (approximately 50% of ARL academic members) participated in the survey. It was found that associate director (AD)-level staff…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Howland, Joan S. – 1986
During the spring of 1986, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) surveyed 32 of its members, selected on the basis of their interlibrary loan (ILL) activities and programs, in an effort to gather documents regarding online ILL services and cooperative borrowing/consortium activities. Of the 22 respondents, all conduct at least part of their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Facsimile Transmission, Fees