NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Goldhor, Herbert, Comp. – 1981
This fact book, compiled to fill the need of practicing librarians and researchers for recent data on public libraries, contains statistics concerning or relevant to the U.S. public library system. Data on all aspects of American public libraries are summarized from such sources as annual reports, journal articles, surveys, books, doctoral theses,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Administration, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Flesch, Juliet – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 1997
Examines what Australian university libraries can and cannot do for independent scholars, scholars with no formal university affiliation. Argues that university libraries are not able to accept acquisition proposals from independent scholars because of shrinking acquisitions budgets and cites acquisition cooperation, especially of electronic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Budgets, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Lim, Edward – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 1998
The Australian university system can fund the creation of a scholarly collection of serials for use by the nation by increasing the average expenditure on libraries from 5.1% to 5.3% of total university expenditure. Once the national collection has been built, virtual access can be provided using a Web-based model called MEADS (Monash Electronic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Document Delivery, Educational Finance