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Lynch, Beverly P. – Library Trends, 1982
Discusses the adoption of "Standards for University Libraries" in 1978/79 by Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), including the definition of universities and colleges, ARL/ACRL committees, the standards, and a survey of 88 library directors concerning usefulness of standards.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Associations
Hall, Carol J. – 1974
The African-American Materials Project was a three year venture in bibliographic control of African-American materials. It was a regional project, designed to locate and describe materials in six Southern states. The project was divided into three periods. Phase I was devoted to locating existing collections through the use of a questionnaire,…
Descriptors: African Literature, Archives, Bibliographies, Black Literature
Reed, Mary Jane Pobst; And Others – 1974
The state of Washington studied ways to deliver library materials by mail, with patrons ordering from a Sears-type catalog of materials. Investigation techniques included a literature search, on-site observations, personal interviews, statistical analyses, mathematical modeling, and computer simulation. It was concluded that mail order book…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Library Associations, Library Collections, Library Facilities
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on interlibrary lending which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Inter-Library Loan Service of the National Library of China," a description by Huang Jungui and Zhao Qikang (People's Republic of China) of the history, organization, purposes, and possible…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interlibrary Loans, International Organizations, Library Associations
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Three papers on the nonconventional literature and social science libraries were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference. In "Grey Material: A Scandinavian View," Birgitta Bergdahl (Sweden) outlines the etymology and meaning of the concept of "grey literature" (which can include…
Descriptors: Business, Cataloging, Energy, Foreign Countries

Ashoor, Mohammad Saleh – International Information and Library Review, 1992
This study evaluated the collections of all seven university libraries in Saudi Arabia against Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) standards. Data collected by questionnaire on holdings and collection development programs indicated that six libraries were below the ACRL standards. It was found that King Saudi University library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Chadley, Otis A. – College and Research Libraries, 1992
This 1990 survey examined cultural diversity in 30 Association of Research Libraries member libraries in relation to recruitment of librarians, minority internship programs, multicultural services librarians and programs, and collections. Results indicated that research libraries are making increased efforts to create a culturally diverse…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cultural Pluralism, Higher Education, Internship Programs
Brekke, Elaine, Comp. – 1994
This document contains the results of a 1994 survey on the use of user surveys by ARL (Association of Research Libraries) members. Of the responding libraries, 68% had conducted user surveys in the last 5 years. A number of these libraries (20%) reported conducting surveys at regular intervals ranging from every year to every five years. The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Associations, Library Collections
Osborne, Nancy Seale – 1989
In August 1988, a survey of State University of New York (SUNY) archives and special collections was sent to all SUNY library directors, who were asked to distribute the questionnaire to individuals responsible for the archives and/or special collections in each library. This report presents the responses from 41 libraries (65% rate of return).…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Archives, Higher Education
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on the collection and processing of official or government documents which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "The Definition of Official Publications" by E. Johansson (United Kingdom), which provides a proposed definition and a 1979 IFLA discussion paper on…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Definitions, Foreign Countries

Ortopan, LeRoy D.; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
Two articles describe National Shelflist Count project organized 13 years ago under auspices of American Library Association's Resources and Technical Services Division to collect and publish comparative data about strengths and growth of major North American research collections. History, limitations, usefulness, and recommendations of 1983 task…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Classification, Data Collection, Higher Education

Wang, Chih – Library and Information Science Research, 1985
Describes a practical study to demonstrate trend analysis and several related statistical instruments that can be applied to library research, presents possible topic for full study, and substantiates author's view on future of libraries. An overall analysis of variance is presented and examples of data analysis are appended. (13 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Library Acquisition
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on library acquisition and the exchange of unwanted publications among libraries which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Acquisition Work of the National Library of China: Organization and Functions," a discussion by Zeng Jiguang (People's Republic of China)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographies, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
Lynch, Mary Jo; And Others – 1994
In 1993, both the American Library Association (ALA) and the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) concluded that up-to-date statistics about school library media centers (LMCs) were needed in light of current state and local reform efforts and pending federal legislation related to the National Education Goals. A…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Associations, Library Collections
Daval, Nicola, Comp.; Brennan, Patricia, Comp. – 1994
This report presents data for the 108 university libraries and 11 public or private, independent research libraries that were members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) during the 1992-93 fiscal year. Data are reported in alphabetical order on collections (volumes in library, gross and net volumes added, monographs purchased, current…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Graphs, Higher Education
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