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PDF pending restorationSmith, Susan B.; Lester, Daniel W. – 1974
The State and Urban Publications Collection at Mankato State College contains materials from state and local agencies on urban planning. By 1971, when the collection had grown to the point that its haphazard organization was decreasing its usefulness as a resource tool, the library and the Urban Studies Institute formulated an information…
Descriptors: Book Catalogs, Cataloging, Classification, College Libraries
Townley, Charles T. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1981
Describes and illustrates Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) procedures appropriate for book collection data analysis. Several different procedures for univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis are discussed, and applications of procedures for book collection studies are presented. Included are 24 tables illustrating output…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Data Processing
Darling, Pamela W. – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1981
Discusses problems created by the deterioration of both book and nonbook library materials made of chemically unstable materials. Explores current trends in preservation, including environmental control, new standards for more durable papers, and professional training in techniques and procedures for retarding deterioration. Six references are…
Descriptors: Change, Climate Control, Futures (of Society), Library Automation
Aaron, Shirley L. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1990
Discusses challenges to the library media specialist, particularly the collection developer, in developing a global perspective, analyzing the impact of new technologies on the collection, and promoting understanding of the connectedness of information within the collection. Strategies for promoting global education are suggested. (31 references)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Global Approach, Information Technology
Peer reviewedWhalen, Lucille; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1986
This 16-article issue focuses on history, policy, services, users, organization, evaluation, and automation of the archival reference process. Collections at academic research libraries, a technical university, Board of Education, business archives, a bank, labor and urban archives, a manuscript repository, religious archives, and regional history…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Beckman, Margaret; And Others – 1973
This report is a revision and expansion of an earlier research report that described the design of the University of Guelph's documentation system for the organization of government publications within university libraries. The design of the Guelph document system represents a deliberate departure from cataloging and classification theory and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Classification, Computer Storage Devices
