This document discusses the South Plains College Teaching and Learning Center (TLC), an academic support service that provides reading and learning development courses, collegiate instruction, peer tutoring, computer-aided instruction, independent-study opportunities, learning assessments, and workshops and seminars to students before they enroll…

A survey of the educational preparation of the chief administrators of learning resource centers in public two-year community colleges revealed that they valued their preparation in basic library science, felt inadequately prepared in audiovisual subjects, and suggested new courses to meet the demands of expanded administrative duties. (FM)

Reports results of 1981-83 survey of 24 new and 22 remodeled 2-year college Learning Resource Centers, noting gross area, square foot cost, furniture/equipment costs, seats, and types of facilities. Major trends (square foot costs 1965-83, public catalog formats) and the flat roof disaster at Kauai Community College, Hawaii, are discussed. (EJS)

This factbook compiles institutional statistical data on student and faculty characteristics, finances, student services, personnel and learning resources for Ponce Technical University College for 1979 through 1984. Part A provides data on students, including information on high school students' attendance at orientation; distribution of incoming…

This document presents a report on the Minnesota Technical College System's Library and Media Services. All 34 technical colleges were given a survey to prepare, a Library Advisory Board was established, and relevant literature and standards were reviewed to conduct and obtain data for this study. The report begins with the mission, values, and…

Presents data on the construction and renovation of academic and public libraries and two-year college learning resource centers for 1980-81. Information collected by this annual survey includes costs, area and capacity, and names of architects. Multiyear comparisons, data on Canadian public libraries, and a directory of architects are included.…

In Spring 1991, the LRC (Learning Resources Center)/library at Parkland College (PC) was quantitatively assessed in terms of staff size, collection size, budget allocation, circulation, and space allocation. Adequacy indicators from fiscal year (FY) 1991 and FY90 were compared to those from FY88. In addition, PC's LRC/library was compared to…

A survey of 29 Michigan community and junior college learning resource centers was conducted in the spring of 1979 to examine the status of resources and services, their scope and use, and the staffing and budgets necessary to support these resources and services during the 1977-78 academic year. The survey report compares the data from this…

In 1986, a study was conducted to examine the status of the libraries and learning resource centers (LRC's) at Michigan community colleges. A questionnaire was used to gather background on the colleges, and information on the types and scope of services provided by the libraries/LRC's, their organizational structure, resource allocation, and key…

Each of nine issues of this newsletter focuses on one topic. The topics covered are: (1) Librarian Salaries at Colorado Community Colleges; (2) Criteria for Allocating the Library Materials Budget; (3) School Library Media Centers in Colorado 1994; (4) Circulation Statistics: What's Included & What's Excluded?; (5) U.S. Population Unserved…

The status of the California Community Colleges (CCC) Library and Learning Resources Program (LLRP) is described in this report, which reviews a systemwide survey of the LLRP completed in the 1988-89 academic year; and provides a national and statewide context for ongoing discussions of the relationship between the LLRP and the CCC Board of…

Statistical data are provided on the enrollments, programs, faculty and staff, finances, facilities, and future students of Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (CCC&TI). First, general information is provided on the history and mission of CCC&TI, the characteristics of its service area, its administrative organization, and its board…

Austin Community College's Learning Resource Services (LRS) is made up of the Learning Resource Centers (LRC's) which house library, media, and computer-based instruction departments; LRS Technical services; and the LRS Telecommunications Center. LRS operations are offered at 10 different sites including full-service campus LRC's, limited-service…