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Libraries Then and Now; Some Casual Comments.
Brahm, Walter – News from the State Library of Ohio, 1976
The year 1876 provides the unifying focus of this collection of United States library historical information. Issues that were of concern in that year are reviewed. Discussion of the 1876 Philadelphia meeting of librarians, where a resolution to form the American Library Association was passed, is accompanied by a reproduction of the relevant news…
Descriptors: Librarians, Libraries, Library Associations, Statistical Data
National Association and Organization Reports.
Symons, Ann K.; Platt, Judith; Webster, Duane E.; Smith, Kathlin – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 1999
Provides reports from the following national associations and organizations: American Library Association (ALA); Association of American Publishers (AAP); Association of Research Libraries (ARL); and Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). (AEF)
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Federal Government, Library Associations, Organizations (Groups)
Librarians Look to New Systems and Sources.
Keating, Michael – School and College, 1989
This article reviews some of the topics relevant to education that librarians covered at the 1989 Special Libraries Association (SLA) conference: (1) space problems and space-saving solutions; (2) automation in media centers and academic libraries; (3) skyrocketing subscription prices; (4) collective bargaining by academic librarians; (5) growing…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Conferences, Educational Research, Higher Education
Special Libraries in Singapore.
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Leong, Alice – Special Libraries, 1979
Distinguishes five main categories of special libraries in Singapore: those of private organizations, foreign governments, government departments, statutory boards, and regional organizations. Statistical data are provided for library holdings, professional staff employment, and subject profiles, and suggestions for improving various aspects of…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Graphs, Library Administration, Library Associations
An Application of the Cobb-Douglas Model to the Association of Research Libraries.
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Hayes, Robert M; And Others – Library and Information Science Research, An International Journal, 1983
Explores alternative measures--Ph.D.s produced by the institution, number of faculty, number of interlibrary loans, number of publications attributable to the institution--to be used to test applicability to research libraries of the Cobb-Douglas production function, which relates three variables--production, labor, and capital investment.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Associations, Mathematical Models
CVRP Patch Panel; The Newsletter of the California Video Resource Project. No. 8.
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Olivier, Lee, Ed.; Holland, Stewart, Ed. – CVRP Patch Panel, 1976
CVRP Patch Panel is the bi-monthly newsletter of the California Video Resource Project (CVRP) which has interests and activities in video and cable technologies in libraries. Its January/February 1976 issue headlines an article on the American Library Association's midwinter meeting in Chicago, with emphasis on the new Video and Cable…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Cable Television, Children
Reflecting on the Public Library Data Service Project: Public Libraries over Five Years, 1987-91.
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Johnson, Debra Wilcox – Public Libraries, 1993
Reports on the Public Library Association's data collection project for 1987-91. Statistics show most libraries are progressing in terms of financial support and use, although not dramatically. Data on the role selection process and output measures are included. (Contains seven references.) (EAM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Financial Support, Library Associations, Library Expenditures