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Palmour, Vernon E., Comp.; And Others – 1972
A national probability sample was made to survey the costs, the characteristics of materials loaned and borrowed, and the present and future magnitude of interlibrary loans for academic libraries. From a sample of 80 libraries it was found that the cost of a filled loan request varied between two and seven dollars and that lending cost per…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Library Circulation, Library Expenditures
Download full textMcCullough, Kathleen – 1975
Some university academic departments contend that they do not receive a fair share of approval-plan books. The study attempts to measure the proportion of books for each departmental subject in general publishing and to compare those ratios to their proportion in approval plan receipts. It also sought to determine whether, and to what extent, book…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Departments, Library Acquisition, Library Collections
Martin, Murray S. – 1995
This guide discusses how collections budgets are planned, built, defended, and implemented. Each topic is illustrated with sample budgets and allocations typical of academic and public libraries serving their respective communities. Step-by-step guidance is offered to administrators and boards for meeting patrons' needs while addressing today's…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accounting, Budgeting, Budgets
Lynden, Fred C. – 1974
To assist the budgeting process at the Stanford University Libraries a study was undertaken to determine the extent to which the cost of obtaining scholarly publications was increasing and the degree to which the volume of scholarly publications grows annually, affecting the number of documents which the library must purchase to ensure adequate…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Cost Indexes, Costs, Foreign Language Books
Frase, Robert W. – 1975
libraries' share of general revenue sharing funds. Statistical tables showing federal Commission on Libraries and Information Science. The status of federal categorical and non-categorical aid to libraries is described, along with formulation methods for federal library policies and the present government climate for library planning. The…
Descriptors: Categorical Aid, College Libraries, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Freeman, Patricia – 1975
Designed as a practical guide for school librarians, this text outlines the functional procedures in the evaluation, selection, and utilization of print and nonprint materials and equipment. Part I focuses on the planning and administration of the school library. Part II includes planning and building of the collection. Part III provides…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cataloging, Guides, Librarians
