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Peer reviewedBelanger, Terry – Library Trends, 2003
Includes a 1991 lecture on the future of rare book libraries and a commentary from 2003. Topics include paper-based collections versus electronic resources; changes in general research libraries; budget shortages; changing priorities; reformatting library materials; and education for rare books and special collections librarians. (LRW)
Descriptors: Budgets, Futures (of Society), Library Collections, Library Education
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1980
These proceedings of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) meeting on the education of research library personnel contain the following papers: The Conant Report and Its Implications for Academic and Research Libraries, by Ralph W. Conant; Library Education--State-of-the-Art, by Robert O. Stueart; Professional Education and Training--A New…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Library Associations, Library Education
New York Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency, NY. – 1979
The continuing education of library staff is the focus of this collection of papers and journal articles presented at or related to seminars sponsored by the New York Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency (METRO). It includes "LEX: Law Advice for Public and Academic Librarians," by Alice Norton; the Library Journal/School Library…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Administration, Library Associations, Library Catalogs
Download full textCouncil on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1991
This review of Council on Library Resources (CLR) activities for 1990/91 begins with status reports on the following CLR managed projects: professional education, including the Academic Library Management Intern Program and CLR/Kellog fellows; bibliographic systems; science and engineering, including the CLR/National Science foundation Project and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Grants, Higher Education
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1982
Presentations made at this semiannual meeting include papers on the first 50 years of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the challenge to libraries from changing scholarship, a report from the Library of Congress (LC) on new preservation technologies, and a report on the ARL business meeting. Individual papers address the history of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Federal Legislation, History, Humanities
Daval, Nicola, Ed. – 1983
This set of minutes from a semiannual meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) includes three presentations: "The Economics of Document Delivery" by Donald B. Simpson, "Electronic Journal Publishing and Libraries" by Jay K. Lucker, and "Policies and Controversies" by Hugh C. Atkinson. Atkinson reviews…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Facsimile Transmission, Information Networks, Interlibrary Loans
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Univ. Library Management Studies. – 1979
This annual report reviews the activities of the ARL Office of Management Studies. Highlights of 1979 included: (1) implementation of academic library program self-studies; (2) four studies by the Collection Analysis Project; (3) completion of one management review and analysis program and initiation of another; (4) utilization of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Budgets, Library Administration
Shaver, Marilyn – 1990
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit examines the practices of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries in the area of cultural diversity programming. These libraries were surveyed to determine if they offered a program which supported ethnic/cultural sensitivity training in the workplace. Survey responses…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cultural Differences, Employment Practices, Higher Education
Dougherty, Richard M.; And Others – Library Journal, 1986
Describes underlying rationale of program designed to offer recent library school graduates special training opportunities that focus on current issues, trends, and developments in academic librarianship. Recruitment, educational component of program, roles of supervisors and project director, and comments from three residents (expectations,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Internship Programs, Librarians
Jordan, Sonja K. – 1995
This report provides a review of Bulgaria's history as it relates to library collections, and describes the current state of preservation activities at key institutions. The discussion includes: the political history of Bulgaria and its library collections; the Soviet state and its aftermath; economic constraints; decentralization of Bulgaria's…
Descriptors: Background, Centralization, Decentralization, Economics
Peer reviewedHewitt, Joe A.; Panitch, Judith M. – Library Trends, 2003
Reviews the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) activities regarding special collections. Highlights include local and collaborative approaches; budget pressures; access to special collections; digitization programs; recruiting qualified staff; results of a survey of ARL special collections; and the need for ongoing statistics for special…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Budgets, Higher Education
McClure, Charles R.; And Others – 1985
This report summarizes activities conducted from fall 1984 through spring 1985, under a planning grant from the Council on Library Resources for Innovation and Improvement of Basic and Supplementary Education for Academic and Research Libraries. The report includes a review of selected literature related to educational programs for academic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Education
Dougherty, Richard M.; Lougee, Wendy P. – Library Journal, 1983
Discusses the changing environment in which libraries and library schools exist, noting master of library science (MLS) programs; extended programs including a field experience (University of California, University of North Carolina); post-MLS internships; and the research library residency program offered by the University of Michigan Library.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Instructional Design
Dougherty, Richard M. – Library Journal, 1991
Explores current pressures for research libraries to adopt new technologies, myths that impede progress, the question of what resources and search strategies researchers tend to rely on, and attitudes of faculty toward librarians and library services. User needs, convenience, and timeliness in providing library services are emphasized, and…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Librarians
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1992
This review of Council on Library Resources (CLR) activities for 1991/92 begins by providing status descriptions on the four program areas identified by the Council as the focus of its attention and resources for the next several years. Programs described in the first area, Human Resources, are the Academic Library Management Program and the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Annual Reports, Grants
