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Direct linkNitecki, Danuta A. – Library Quarterly, 2011
Purposeful assessment of space for the understanding and improvement of the academic library is a relatively new area of inquiry. This essay offers a framework to consider different factors affecting such an assessment and insights for undertaking a meaningful inquiry about the relationship of space to an academic library's evolving purpose as…
Descriptors: Library Role, Academic Libraries, Performance Factors, Space Classification
Download full textChoi, Susan E. – 1984
This position paper addresses general topics to be considered when organizing library software collections. Tasks involved in organizing and cataloging educational software collections are discussed, including arrangement/classification; the type of catalog; descriptions of the software; the general materials designator; storage requirements; and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Software, Library Administration, Library Collections
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1983
In response to a May 1983 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) survey, 94 university library members (90% of this category of ARL membership) provided information and documents about current library branches, changes during the last 5 years, and current and planned automation activities. It was found that 63 respondents (68%) considered their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Branch Libraries, Centralization, Decentralization
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1985
This document includes papers on public libraries which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference. The first paper, "International Guidelines for Public Libraries," is the report of an IFLA working group and it includes guidelines in six areas: public library services; media of…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Guidelines, International Organizations
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
The three papers in this collection on library statistics were presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference. In "The Management Use of Library Statistics," Geoffrey G. Allen of the Western Australian Institute of Technology discusses current uses and misuses of library statistics and illustrates some practical applications of statistics…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, International Organizations, Library Administration
Reed-Scott, Jutta – 1990
This document examines the changes in organization and staffing of preservation programs since SPEC (the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) surveyed members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in 1985. It is based on responses of 109 ARL libraries to ARL preservation surveys, and additional contacts with 21 ARL libraries that have…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Employment Qualifications, Higher Education, Library Administration
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
Papers on the education and training of librarians presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference include: (1) "Training and Developing a Professional for the Widening Library Responsibilities: A Management View," in which Charles K. Wambugu (Kenya) examines the management requirements for a professional librarian and discusses the role…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Science
Godden, Irene P.; Moon, Myra Jo – 1985
Recognizing recent efforts by members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in establishing departments or designating full-time staff for preservation efforts, the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) undertook a survey to identify ways research libraries are reorganizing for these new activities. Telephone interviews were…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Job Development, Library Administration
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1985
This document contains two papers on school libraries which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference. In "Teachers, Information and School Libraries," Noelene Hall (Australia) discusses the activities of an international working group set up by IFLA in 1984 to develop guidelines for…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1985
Papers on resource sharing, university library standards, and authority control that were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Preservation and Resource-Sharing: Conflicting or Complementary?" (J. F. Govan, United States); (2) "Change in the Catalogue in the Context…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Winnipeg School Div. Number 1, Manitoba (Canada). – 1991
This 1991 edition of the handbook for Winnipeg School Division Number 1 school library media programs presents detailed program guidelines, objectives, philosophies, and goals in five major sections: (1) Library Policy and Practices (statement of the division's educational philosophy and goals, philosophy and goals of the division's library…
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1985
Papers on information technology which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Technology in the Public Library: The Impact on our Community" (Kenneth E. Dowlin, United States); (2) "Software Evaluation: Sources and Resources in the United Kingdom" (Stephen…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval, Information Science
