ERIC Number: ED424869
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1998-Aug
Pages: 177
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The Role of ARL Libraries in Extension/Outreach. SPEC Kit 233.
Lee, Tamera, Comp.; Jenda, Claudine, Comp.
SPEC Kit, n233 Aug 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 secondary goal was to identify any major issues and trends related to extension/outreach. In the fall of 1997, the survey was distributed to 121 ARL libraries, of which 61 (50%) responded. A copy of the questionnaire with a tabulation of responses is provided. The kit also contains representative documents, including: (1) policy and mission statements from the University of Hawaii, University of Kentucky; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Library of Medicine, Smithsonian Institution, and University of Tennessee; (2) promotional pamphlets from the University of Toronto; (3) cooperative library networks materials from the University of Michigan, Ohio State University, and Texas Tech University; (4) fee-based library services materials from the University of Michigan and University of New Mexico; (5) distance education materials from the University of Kentucky, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Texas Tech University; and (6) an evaluation and assessment report from Auburn University. SPEC Flyer 233 summarizes survey results. Contains the survey with results and a list of responding institutions. (Contains 20 references.) (DLS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Distance Education, Higher Education, Library Associations, Library Cooperation, Library Extension, Library Networks, Library Policy, Library Research, Library Role, Library Surveys, Mission Statements, Outreach Programs, Questionnaires, Research Libraries
Association of Research Libraries, 21 Dupont Circle, NW, Washington, DC 20036; ($40; $25 ARL members; plus $6 each shipping and handling).
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Leadership and Management Services.
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