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Download full textLibrary of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1990
The materials listed in this reference circular are recommended to libraries and organizations as basic resources for providing a current information service on visual impairments and physical disabilities. The selections, which are based on the holdings of the Reference Section of the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically…
Descriptors: Blindness, Books, Deafness, Directories
Pamela M. Bluh – 2001
If managed well, electronic journals (e-journals) can be extremely efficient, saving money and space while improving access and speeding information delivery. With the help of the Internet, e-journals can also make library collections more accessible to both users and staff. Covering the process of managing electronic serials from licensing,…
Descriptors: Electronic Journals, Information Technology, Internet, Librarians
Bowden, Virginia M.; And Others – 1985
The results of a project comparing the nursing monograph collections of academic health science center libraries in the Southwest are reported. Records for nursing monographs from the TALON (South Central Regional Medical Library Program) Union Catalog of Monographs from 1977-1983 were analyzed to reveal the distribution by year, publisher, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Olsen, Thomas H. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1985
Microfiche equipment and software were supplied to targeted junior and senior high school media centers and use of the total magazine collection was measured. Data on the third year of the project indicate the microfiche collection led to an 18 percent rise in number of successfully filled requests for magazines. (CDD)
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Learning Resources Centers, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedCarter, Ruth C. – Canadian Library Journal, 1986
Examination of the challenges for serials management posed by rapid changes in technology places particular emphasis on issues relating to the bibliographic control of and access to serial publications. Problem areas are identified as organization for serials work, staffing, and the multiplication and specialization of serial publications.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Conferences, Databases, Electronic Publishing
Cubberley, Carol W. – 1985
This report describes a study of the use of science and technology books and journals in an academic library which was conducted to ascertain whether journal use can be predicted by book circulation figures. The study background and significance are discussed, terms are defined, study limitations are considered, and basic assumptions are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Higher Education, Library Circulation
Katz, Bill, Ed.; Katz, Linda Sternberg, Ed. – 1995
Today, as the needs of libraries change and librarians face shrinking budgets, selecting the best periodicals from over 147,000 possibilities becomes ever more difficult. This guide simplifies the task by offering the guidance of 150 experts who have screened and evaluated the universe of periodicals to produce this annotated list of approximately…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
Murray, William; And Others – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1985
Describes the use of collection mapping to assess media collections of Aurora, Colorado, Public Schools. Case studies of elementary, middle, and high school media centers describe materials selection and weeding and identify philosophies that library collections should support school curriculum, and teacher-library media specialist cooperation in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
