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Roth, Britain G. – Special Libraries, 1985
Planning and moving procedures that facilitated the relocation of a medical center library collection of 30,000 book and journal volumes and 600 audiovisuals are detailed in four areas: space planning, avoidance of service disruptions, library staff morale, and physical handling of materials. An 8-item bibliography is included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Facilities, Library Materials, Library Personnel

Berner, Andrew; St. Clair, Guy – Special Libraries, 1987
Discusses ways to reorganize private libraries in order to provide better services to users. Specific suggestions are provided for analyzing the library, its staff, and its services, to determine the extent of reorganization needed and to implement change in a manner most suited to the special environment of the private library. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Clubs, Library Administration, Library Collections, Library Expenditures

Wagenveld, Linda M. – Special Libraries, 1987
The manager of a corporate library describes five strategies for special libraries to increase services and resources without increasing staff or budgets: automation, reorganization, using temporarily available employees, using in-house services, and participatory management. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Corporate Libraries, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Expenditures

Miletic-Vejzovic, Laila – Special Libraries, 1994
Provides an overview of the state of libraries and their resources in Croatia. Highlights include destruction of libraries resulting from the war; the need for centralization, uniformity, and standards; the role of the National and University Library; processing library materials; and the development of an automated system and network. (Contains…
Descriptors: Centralization, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Dunn, Lisa G.; Grealy, Deborah S. – Special Libraries, 1996
Discussion of cooperation between academic and corporate libraries focuses on a case study of the library at the Colorado School of Mines where an industry information center was established. Issues in planning an industry-academic partnership are explored, including feasibility, funding, staffing, terms of agreement, and authority structures.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Corporate Libraries, Higher Education

Drake, Cindy Steinhoff – Special Libraries, 1992
Describes a major deaccessioning (weeding) project begun in 1985 at the library of the Nebraska State Historical Society, including a brief history of the Society and the events leading to the decision to weed. Public controversy over the handling of the project, benefits of the weeding, and new acquisitions policies are also discussed. (MES)
Descriptors: Archives, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development, Library Collections

Brimsek, Tobi – Special Libraries, 1989
Provides an introduction to "From the Top: Profiles of U.S. and Canadian Corporate Libraries and Information Centers," a compilation of profiles of selected North American corporations. Areas covered in the profiles include professional profiles of library administrators, history, physical facilities, staff size, user populations,…
Descriptors: Corporate Libraries, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Information Centers

Davis, John S. – Special Libraries, 1981
Describes the applications, management, and design techniques of a mechanized library system in use at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Fourteen references are listed. (FM)
Descriptors: Design, Library Automation, Library Catalogs, Library Technical Processes

Boyce, Judith I.; Boyce, Bert R. – Special Libraries, 1987
Describes the production of an automated union list of serials holdings at minimal cost by a small consortium of state government libraries in Louisiana. Use of the UNIX Refer system without any modifications for data entry and production is described. (EM)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Library Automation, Library Networks, Minicomputers

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

Stephenson, Richard W. – Special Libraries, 1979
Examines the growth of map libraries in the United States, the evolution of specialized professional training for map librarians, and the associated growth of a corpus of literature about maps in libraries. The author also discusses map librarianship today and concludes that we have reached the end of the "Emergence of Maps in Libraries"…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, International Organizations, Libraries, Library Associations

Special Libraries, 1989
Describes the facilities, collections, and services of the following special libraries in New York City: Shea and Gould Library; American Foundation for the Blind; Brooklyn Museum; Merrill Lynch Capital Markets Library; Public Relations of American Information Center; Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; and Brooklyn Public Library Business…
Descriptors: Library Collections, Library Facilities, Library Services, Online Systems

Bates, Ellen – Special Libraries, 1983
Description of NOMAD, a database management system with flexibility and "friendly" design in use at the Bank of America library, focuses on costs, objectives, database structure, access, and its use to create an automated book catalog and spending reports. Six references are included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Corporate Libraries, Databases, Information Retrieval, Library Acquisition

Payne, Ed – Special Libraries, 1985
A 700-volume specialized library was organized at average cost per title of less than $1.50 despite lack of personnel and limited funds. A plan was developed to classify titles using Library of Congress and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), and a cataloging service was located to produce card sets and book labels. (EJS)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Information Services, Institutional Libraries

Corbin, Brenda G. – Special Libraries, 1982
Describes the benefits and drawbacks of the use of OCLC in the one-person library at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. Cataloging functions, interlibrary loan, retrospective catalog conversion, dial access to online databases, and training problems are discussed. (JL)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Interlibrary Loans, Librarians, Library Administration