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Peer reviewedGorman, G. E. – International Library Review, 1989
Discusses the theoretical value of national bibliographies as a library material selection tool and evaluates African national bibliographies using four criteria--comprehensiveness, thorough and reliable bibliographic data, currency, and directory of publishers. It is concluded that there is a significant gap between the theoretical and actual…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Developing Nations, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
Doll, Carol A. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1997
Examines ways of evaluating school library media collections: size; checking the collection against recognized standard bibliographies; and calculating average collection age. Suggests frequency of curriculum revisions, average age of materials in standard bibliographies, and weeding guidelines as possible measures for comparison to collection…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedMosby, Anne Page – Reference Librarian, 1994
Describes a collection development project to assess the African American materials in the Georgia State University library from an interdisciplinary point of view that grew into a continuing strategy of collaboration. Highlights include bibliography checking; individual and group initiatives; local library cooperation; and budgetary support.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographies, Black Studies, Evaluation Methods
Download full textCrowe, William J.; And Others – 1985
This final report of the American Fiction Project (AFP) describes two years of work during which AFP met its goals of: strengthening the Ohio State University Libraries (OSUL) collection of American fiction, 1901-1925; establishing a comprehensive bibliographic file of fiction of the period; and improving national bibliographic access to these…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographies, Databases, Fiction
Riley, Cheryl – 1994
The Ward Edwards Library of Central Missouri State University attempts to collect the materials necessary to support classroom needs and faculty research. This assessment gauges how well the library print collection supports the Department of Communication, in which undergraduate majors and postgraduate degrees are offered in a total of 85…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Faculty, College Libraries, Communications
Latham, Sheila – 1985
Based on a literature search, surveys of student library needs and library collections, and an evaluation of services available from participating educational institutions and local public and school libraries, it is concluded that library support for students enrolled in distance education programs offered through the Chinook Educational…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Consortia, Costs, Distance Education
Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
A 1956 Office of Education study showed that 26 million rural residents were without any public library service and that more than 300 rural counties had no public library within their borders. An additional 50 million rural residents had only inadequate service. Congress passed the Library Services Act in 1956 to stimulate the further development…
Descriptors: Educational History, Operating Expenses, Statistical Data, Counties
