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Idaho State Library, Boise. – 1994
The purpose of this guide is to help new librarians in Idaho get started at their jobs. It provides a basic overview of library administration, policy, procedure, activities, and services. The following topics are covered: library law; working with the board of trustees; formulating and writing policies and procedures; budgeting and finance;…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Librarians, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
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Rockman, Ilene R. – Education Libraries, 1981
Discusses the need for standards in education libraries and provides lists of criteria for standards in services, collection, personnel, facilities, budget, and administration and governance to be used as a starting point. A 12-item bibliography is included. (CHC)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Guidelines, Library Administration
Greey, Kathleen M.; Grams, Theodore C. W. – 1979
Current through 1978, this guide provides subject descriptions of the special collections of 183 libraries in British Columbia, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Arrangement is alphabetical by subject; each library's address and zip code precedes its descriptive entry. (JD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Libraries, Library Collections, Public Libraries
Kirby, Lynn – School Library Journal, 1995
Provides a guide for moving a library collection, based on advice from five librarians and sources in library literature. Topics include appointing a supervisor; choosing a date; weeding the collection; hiring movers; measuring shelf space; labeling boxes; cleaning house; packing up; and maintaining a positive attitude. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, Facility Planning, Libraries
Fischer, Norman M. – 1978
This report presents comprehensive recommendations in the library budget formula area for public 2- and 4-year institutions in Washington based on recommendations adopted by the council in 1976 with some revisions. A review and analysis of statistical data supplied by the 4-year institutions and community college system in the areas of staffing,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
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North Carolina Libraries, 1988
Theme article on developing local history collections in public libraries begins with a discussion of collection development, and continues with sections on technical services, the library environment, staffing, programing, and marketing. A bibliography and directories of used and rare book dealers, genealogical publishers, professional…
Descriptors: Genealogy, Library Collection Development, Library Collections, Library Planning
Burger, Leslie; Weaver, Barbara – 1995
The need for new standards has arisen in Florida public libraries as a result of the library profession's shift from quantitative, input-based standards to qualitative, output-based standards to measure library performance and excellence. The standards in this document were developed after over 100 participants identified subjects to be addressed…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Relations, Cooperation, Financial Support
Hale, Robert G.; And Others – 1982
This document presents guidelines for establishing, modifying, and building library media programs which effectively meet the needs of students. It is divided into five sections: (1) The Process of Program Development, which discusses planning a library media program and its relationship to curriclum development; (2) The School Library Media…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Administration
Epple, Margie – 1989
The Rutgers University Library's Annex, a compact library storage facility opened in 1982, is designed to house approximately one-half million volumes of varying sizes, including monographs, serials, and containerized items in permanent storage boxes. By using the high density, economical storage at the annex for little-used library materials,…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1984
In 1983, the Association of Research Libraries adopted as its third principal objective for a 5-year plan: "to increase the number of member libraries engaged in programs to preserve their collections." ARL efforts to achieve this objective are aimed at helping libraries meet this responsibility locally and these guidelines propose an…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Library Collection Development, Library Collections
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Stagg, Deborah Bolton – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
This paper examines specific issues in the administration of serials (publications issued in successive parts and intended to be continued indefinitely) as they have been addressed by a small academic library with budget constraints and limited personnel. Highlights include collection development, bibliographic control, acquisition, automation,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
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Boyer, Robert E. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
This examination of collection development and bibliographic control in the small public library (small staff and modest resources) is concerned with three categories of library materials that can be identified as serials: (1) magazines; (2) reference books; (3) books in series that can circulate separately. (10 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Library Acquisition, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
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Galler, Anne M.; Coulter, Joan M. – 1991
This manual provides practical information on the planning, organization, and operation of school libraries. Some of the guidelines differentiate between small libraries with minimal collections and larger, better-equipped libraries with more resources. Introductory materials include definitions of terms used in this manual. Guidelines are then…
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification
Potts, Ken; And Others – 1994
This guide is the Northern Illinois University (NIU) Libraries' quick reference tool for providing information about its collections, facilities, and services. The articles are arranged in an alphabetic, dictionary format with numerous cross-references, and highlight information on the following: administrative offices; company annual reports;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Services, Information Technology
Reed-Scott, Jutta – 1988
The Association of Research Libraries' Office of Management Services (OMS), working with the Research Libraries Group, Inc. (RLG), began the North American Collections Inventory Project (NCIP) in July 1983 as a cooperative effort intended eventually to involve research libraries throughout the United States and Canada. The project's long-term goal…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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