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Download full textUsherwood, Bob; Toyne, Jackie – 2002
Data from a research project on the value and impact of public library book reading have provided insights into the role of the public library in the reading experience. The principle of equity of access was seen as crucial, in that it provided everyone with the opportunity to encounter reading material. Respondents also compared the buying and…
Descriptors: Books, Library Collections, Library Research, Library Role
Miller, Marilyn L. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1988
This statement in support of Education Consolidation Improvement Act reauthorization discusses six topics related to school libraries: (1) purpose of school libraries; (2) research supporting need for school libraries; (3) current status; (4) funding realities; (5) deteriorating book collections; and (6) impact of federal aid. An American Library…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Hearings
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on library history and library theory and research presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "The History of Western Literature Library Collections in Japan" (Yoshitomi Okazaki, Japan); (2) "Trends of Library History Research in Japan" (Hiroshi Kawai, Yukio…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Swagerty, William R. – 1992
The Newberry Library, (Chicago, Illinois) lays claim to holding within the Edward E. Ayer collection the finest singler collection of books on the culture and history of native america. This paper discusses the mandates and challenges that confronted the Newberry staff when it mounted its quincentennial exhibition entitled, "American in…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, Exhibits, Historiography
Roy, Loriene – 1991
Each year, from 1982 to 1986, the Library Research Center at the University of Illinois conducted a study called the Index of Quality of Public Library Service. For this study, unobtrusive tests of reference service and book availability were performed annually in Illinois Public Libraries. When the results from rural libraries were compared with…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria, Library Collections
Bates, Henry E. – 1985
This packet is designed to guide users through the steps that ultimately lead to the assignment of collection responsibilities for individual member libraries of the North Bay Cooperative Library System, Santa Rosa, California. An initial profile of the member libraries examined the subject distribution of books owned, availability of books owned,…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Interlibrary Loans, Library Acquisition
Gregory, Ruth W. – 1975
In order to find reliable methods of ascertaining quality in library service, three public libraries in the Chicago area were assessed using the Rutgers "Performance Measures for Public Libraries." The Rutgers study can reveal the needs and characteristics of library patrons, and may itself be instrumental in increasing patronage. It…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Computer Oriented Programs, Formative Evaluation, Library Collections
Ruth, Lester R. – 1981
In 1977-78 and again in 1980-81, extensive evaluations of learning resource services at Lake-Sumter Community College (LSCC) were conducted to determine: (1) the extent to which the Learning Resource Center (LRC) contributes to the stated purpose of the college; (2) the extent to which it meets its own objectives; (3) the extent to which the LRC…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Educational Media, Evaluation Methods
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on parliamentary and legislative libraries, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "Need for and Use of Parliamentary Papers," a report by Eeva-Maija Tammekann on the results of a 1983 survey of 37 parliamentary libraries (with a 51% response rate) covering…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government Libraries, Government Publications, Information Dissemination
Sutton, Michael J.; Black, John B. – 1976
More effective use of diminishing resources was needed to provide the best possible services at the University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada) library. This required the improved decision-making processes of a Library Management Information System (LMIS) to provide systematic information analysis. An information flow model was created, and an…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Data Collection, Decision Making
Kent, Allen – 1976
Information Interdependence is an empty concept unless the real user is a dominant element. The individual user of information must be sensitized to the existence of information interdependencies and to the critical need to foster much more of it, if libraries are to survive economically and provide exemplary information service. Three approaches…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Information Needs, Information Systems, Interlibrary Loans
Gubman, Nancy – 1978
The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Library at New York University, with a collection of 30,000 books, 13,000 bound periodicals, 450 current periodical subscriptions, and miscellaneous reports, documents, and reprints, shelves books alphabetically by author, and journals alphabetically by title. Conference proceedings and lecture notes…
Descriptors: Books, Library Collections, Mathematics, Organization
Hoyle, Karen Nelson – 1980
The Childrens Literature Research Collections (CLRC), an aggregate of several collections of books, manuscripts, and illustrations at the University of Minnesota Libraries, are described in terms of their origin and their uses for teaching, research, and outreach in an academic setting. The collections discussed include the Kerlan Collection, the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Childrens Literature, History, Information Seeking
Eaton, Deborah A. – 1974
The function of a Federal research library reflects the purpose of the laboratory it serves and the philosophy of the librarian. Libraries at the Fish and Wildlife Service research centers must rely on small specialized collections, supplemented by a large amount of cooperation among agency libraries and other subject-related collections. Due to…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Information Sources, Librarians, Library Collections
Peer reviewedLynch, Clifford A.; Brownrigg, Edwin B. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1986
Describes three areas of concern common to most major research libraries--storage requirements, preservation of library collections, and remote access to library resources--that are adaptable to current developments in computer-based information delivery. Data on University of California's nine-campus library system is cited. Eleven sources are…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Information Storage, Library Collections
