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Download full textMohlhenrich, Janice, Comp. – SPEC Kit, 2001
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) Kit is based on a survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries in June 2000. The goal of the survey was to identify issues to be addressed and actions ARL might take to advance the preservation goals of the members. The survey was designed to gather data on recent changes,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Administration
Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp.; Maxwell, Kimberly A., Comp. – 1996
This document reports data for the law and medical components of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) university libraries in the United States and Canada. Tables of summary data for collections, expenditures, and personnel and public services are presented separately for law and medical libraries by fiscal year. In addition, footnotes to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Law Libraries
Lee, Tamera, Comp.; Jenda, Claudine, Comp. – SPEC Kit, 1998
This survey was conducted to determine how ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries are participating in extension/outreach through three objectives: identify the level of involvement; determine the types of outreach service, as well as user populations; and ascertain the impact on the library, including its financial donor programs. A…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Distance Education, Higher Education, Library Associations
Muir, Scott P., Comp.; Lim, Adriene, Comp. – SPEC Kit, 2002
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) Kit presents the results of a survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries designed to investigate the changes in research library systems operations since 1994 and to identify future trends. A total of 70 of 124 ARL member libraries responded to the survey. A copy of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Soete, George J., Comp. – SPEC Kit, 1998
This survey was conducted to determine to what extent ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries permit food and drink to be consumed in library facilities, whether there has been a shift in recent times toward a liberalization of policy and practice, how restrictions are enforced, and whether there are particularly successful strategies…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Food, Higher Education, Library Associations
Reed-Scott, Jutta, Comp.; Daval, Nicola, Comp. – 1993
This document consists of a complete run of "ARL Preservation Statistics" from its inception in 1988 through 1993, a total of 5 issues: 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93. The annual "ARL Preservation Statistics" questionnaire is designed to yield statistical information on the current level of preservation efforts in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Associations
Steele, Patricia Ann, Comp.; Walters, Carolyn, Comp. – SPEC Kit, 2001
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) Kit presents the results of a survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries designed to provide a description of how they are responding to demands for greater hours of access and service. Survey responses indicate what hours of access and service libraries are providing and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Associations
Shubert, Joseph F., Ed.; Josey, E. J., Ed. – The Bookmark, 1990
The 15 articles in this theme issue celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of the New York Library Association (NYLA), which was founded by Melvil Dewey. These articles provide an overview of the past, present, and future of NYLA and its constituent interest groups, are: (1) "The New York State Library Centennial" (James Corsaro); (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Information Management
Cook, Michael N., Comp.; Hernandez, John J., Comp.; Nicholson, Shawn, Comp. – SPEC Kit, 2001
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) Kit presents the results of a survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries. The survey addressed the following questions about numeric data (i.e., any information resource, print or non-print, with considerable numeric content) in academic libraries: (1) What relationships…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed. – ARL, 2002
This document consists of seven issues of the ARL (Association of Research Libraries) Newsletter, covering February 2002 through December 2002. Most issues include some or all of the following sections: "Current Issues"; "Leadership and Management"; "New Measures Initiative"; "Statistics and Measurement";…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Copyrights, Higher Education
Soete, George J., Comp. – SPEC Kit, 1998
This survey was conducted to discover how extensively ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries are involved in formal, active programs of collaboration for collections management. Seventy ARL libraries completed a questionnaire focusing on all collections formats and a number of related collections management activities. Results indicated…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Higher Education, Library Administration
Peer reviewedOhio Media Spectrum, 1987
Devoted to articles on libraries in foreign countries, this issue of a quarterly journal focuses on how these libraries are using print and nonprint resources to serve their patrons. The structure and organization of these foreign library/media services are discussed, as well as their histories and the constraints that have shaped their services.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
The Bookmark, 1985
Focusing on the theme, Outreach Library Services, the articles in this publication provide a panoramic view of outreach services in eight of the public library systems in New York State. The compilation also contains four papers on special topics. Articles included are: (1) "Not So Trivial: In Pursuit of Outreach Services" (Joan F.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Services, Library Associations, Library Planning
Brown, Karen, Comp.; Holmes, Emily, Comp. – SPEC Kit, 2002
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) Kit presents the results of a survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries designed to explore to what extent preservation activities have been integrated into research library operations by examining the many facets of mature preservation programs and determining how much…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Associations
Peer reviewedWells, Richard, Ed. – North Carolina Libraries, 1986
The community college library is the focus of this issue of "North Carolina Libraries." Articles addressing this theme include: (1) "Learning Resources Concept Position Paper," by the North Carolina Community College Learning Resources Association; (2) "An Opportunity and a Challenge," by Mertys W. Bell, which offers…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Job Training, Learning Resources Centers
