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Fahey, Barbara J.; Campbell, Douglas G. – 1985
This study focuses on the planning necessary to support library instruction for an online public access catalog in an academic library. The installation of an online catalog is viewed as an opportunity for librarians to teach effective use of the library catalog. The project report consists of a review of the literature pertaining to the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education, Library Catalogs
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1975
This kit presents the results of a survey conducted by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in 1974 to investigate and document various experiences of academic and research libraries in reclassifying portions of collections or entire collections and the relationship between libraries' particular classification schemes on effective…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Classification, Higher Education
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1979
A 1979 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey investigated the development, management, and staffing of microform collections in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions. Survey results indicate that the major types of microform holdings are government publications, large publishers' sets, and back runs of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Facility Planning, Higher Education, Library Collections
Nollan, Richard – 1986
In December of 1985 the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) conducted a survey of its 105 academic members to determine which libraries were acquiring and circulating microcomputer software and what policy guidelines were regulating this library function. Of the 74 libraries that responded, 72 indicated they were acquiring microcomputer…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Carlson, David, Comp.; Morein, P. Grady, Comp. – 1983
In order to collect information on online bibliographic searching activities in smaller academic libraries, a survey was conducted in December 1982 of 252 college and university libraries located in public and private institutions with enrollments of between 1,000 and 5,000 students. An 88.5% response rate was achieved. It was found that 65% of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Fees, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1977
This kit on the systems functions in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions contains 10 source documents from ARL libraries and a summary of data from a 1976 survey on the organization, staffing, and operation of library systems functions. Source documents include: (1) "Library Systems Office Annual Report, 1974-75"…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Higher Education, Library Surveys
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1984
This document, the 10th in a series distributed annualy to provide a central source of timely information and materials on the management and operations of large academic and research libraries, presents the results of a 1984 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey of microcomputer use in the Association of Research Libraries (ARI)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Equipment Utilization, Higher Education, Library Administration
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1983
During the summer of 1982, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) surveyed its members regarding their interlibrary loan (ILL) traffic and procedures. A response rate of 97% (110 out of 113 libraries surveyed) was obtained. The survey concentrated on loan charges and changes since a similar l976-77 survey. It was found that 33% of respondents…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Fees, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans
Veaner, Allen B. – 1984
In April 1983 the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) surveyed selected members regarding the recruitment, compensation, role, and training of assistant, associate or deputy library directors. A total of 51 libraries (approximately 50% of ARL academic members) participated in the survey. It was found that associate director (AD)-level staff…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Howland, Joan S. – 1986
During the spring of 1986, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) surveyed 32 of its members, selected on the basis of their interlibrary loan (ILL) activities and programs, in an effort to gather documents regarding online ILL services and cooperative borrowing/consortium activities. Of the 22 respondents, all conduct at least part of their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Facsimile Transmission, Fees
Smith, Ester Gottlieb – 1981
In response to increased attention by federal and state agencies and community groups to the potential role of libraries in literacy education, the Office of Libraries and Learning Technologies (OLLT), initiated a national study of library involvement in literacy education. Using surveys and case studies of public libraries, public school…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Colleges, Community Services, Library Services