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Collection-Level Surveys for Special Collections: Coalescing Descriptors across Standards
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Ascher, James P.; Ferris, Anna M. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2012
Developing collection-level surveys to expose hidden collections in special collections and archives departments within ARL libraries has received a great deal of scholarly attention in the recent years. Numerous standards have been explored, and each has its strengths and weaknesses. This paper summarizes some of the major initiatives in…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Archives, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries
Fast Facts: Recent Statistics from the Library Research Service, Nos. 214-224. February 11-March 31, 2005
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Steffen, Nicolle Olivia; Lance, Keith Curry; Lietzau, Zeth; Dickenson, Don – Online Submission, 2005
Eleven issues of "Fast Facts" from the Library Research Service cover information from libraries across Colorado. These issues focus on topics from the public, academic, and school sectors. These topics include patron use of AskColorado (a statewide virtual reference service) and the rising use of online services. The "Fast…
Descriptors: Library Research, School Libraries, Reference Services, Librarians
Infinite Collections, Almost: Franca Rosen Defines Resource Sharing and How It Can Change Your--and, More Important, Your Patrons'--World
Rosen, Franca – Library Journal, 2005
The dilemma is one that most public librarians know well. The interlibrary loan (ILL) service over the past seven years had increased by almost 72 percent--with no end to the upward spiral in sight. Borrowing had increased 23 percent, but lending to other libraries had seen the largest growth: 106 percent. ILL staffing hadn't increased and…
Descriptors: Shared Resources and Services, Sciences, Private Colleges, Grants
A Colorado Response to the Information Society: The Changing Academic Library. Proceedings of a Conference (Denver, Colorado, October 6-7, 1983).
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Breivik, Patricia Senn, Ed. – 1983
As suggested by a Colorado Academic Library Master Plan developed in 1982, a statewide conference that brought together academicians and librarians was held to explore the role of academic libraries in the information society. People came in teams of three from institutions and included library directors, academic vice presidents, and faculty…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, History Instruction, Library Role
Joint Ad-Ventures: A Community College-Public Library Partnership.
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Cain, Kathleen – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2001
Describes the partnership between the state of Colorado, represented by Front Range Community College (FRCC), and the City of Westminster, Colorado, represented by the Westminster Public Library, which led to the creation of a joint-use library. Reports that College Hill Library occupies 76,000 square feet and serves about 500,000 patrons a year.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Information Services
The Germans from Russia: Documenting the Immigrant Experience in Northern Colorado
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Bastian, Dawn E. – Journal of Archival Organization, 2005
The Sidney Heitman Germans from Russia Collection at the Colorado State University Libraries is named in honor of the late Dr. Heitman's years of research and teaching about Colorado's second largest ethnic group. Created to support his Germans from Russia in Colorado Study Project, active at the university in the late 1970s, the collection's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Ethnic Groups, Oral History