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Tsardoulias, L. Sevim – 1997
The Computer Services Department of the Upper Arlington Public Library in Franklin County, Ohio, provides microcomputers for public use, including IBM compatible and Macintosh computers, a laser printer, and dot-matrix printers. Circulation statistics provide data regarding the frequency and amount of computer use, but these statistics indicate…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Software, Information Technology, Internet
Mosby, Anne Page; McKinney, Gayle – 1983
This study evolved from a survey of all academic libraries in Georgia, designed to identify current online activities in the state's academic libraries, and to predict future directions and trends. The information was gathered to provide a pool of data for comparison, planning, management, and administration of online services, and to serve as a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Library Administration
Welch, Jeanie M. – 1984
This paper describes the development of online bibliographic searching at Lamar University, a state-supported university in Beaumont, Texas, and the results of a 1983 users' survey evaluating satisfaction with online searching services. Online searching is defined and its advantages and disadvantages are briefly outlined. The equipment used in…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Costs, Databases, Graphs
Lamb, Robert Scott, II – 1989
This report describes and presents the results of a survey designed to obtain information on the preservation and conservation policies and procedures, staff, facilities, and expenditures of 18 academic libraries in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. The goals of the survey were to inform each library surveyed of its strengths and weaknesses in the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Policy, Interviews, Library Cooperation

Shaw, Joyce M. – Special Libraries, 1995
Presents results of a questionnaire survey of 27 Association of Architectural Librarians members working for architectural and design firms. Library services, library collections, user access, space and equipment, library staff, and future possibilities are discussed, and a copy of the survey is appended. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Architecture, Futures (of Society), Library Collections
California Univ., Santa Barbara. University Library. – 1986
This report documents an investigation which was conducted to determine how the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Library can best use its facilities, space, and equipment to meet the needs of users; provide a safe, comfortable workplace for staff; and house and protect its collections. The task force methodology is described, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Building Plans, Facility Planning, Higher Education
Soete, George J., Comp.; Zimmerman, Glen, Comp. – 1999
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) Kit and Flyer reports results of a survey conducted in January 1999 that examined how ARL (Association of Research Libraries) member libraries assure the safety and security of persons, library materials, physical facilities, furnishings, computer equipment, etc. Forty-five of the 122 ARL member…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Security, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Cook, Kevin L. – College and Research Libraries, 1982
Bivariate correlation analysis of data collected in a survey of document departments in 88 academic depository libraries on departmental staffing, budget, equipment, and types of publications shows no significant correlation between resources available to documents departments and those of the entire library. Fourteen references and the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgets, Comparative Analysis, Correlation
Podolsky, Arthur – 1990
Based on information from the 1988-89 IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) Academic Libraries Survey, this report presents data from the higher education institutions in IPEDS, i.e., all colleges and universities with accreditation at the higher education level in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Analyses of these data…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Higher Education, Library Administration
Davie, D. Kevin, Comp.; Fox, James, Comp.; Preece, Barbara, Comp. – 1999
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), in partnership with Geographic Information System (GIS) vendors and foundations launched the GIS Literacy Project in 1992. This SPEC Kit and Flyer provide results from a survey conducted to examine how, in the years since the GIS Literacy Project began, ARL libraries have organized their delivery of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Geography, Higher Education, Information Systems
Ragsdale, Kate W., Comp. – 1991
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) Kit presents the results of a survey on issues and concerns associated with planning for library services for persons with disabilities. The survey was sent to 119 U.S. and Canadian Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and returned by 74. The report is based on the responses of libraries which…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities
Williams, Jeff; Cahalan, Margaret – 1986
This report provides excerpts of statistical information derived from a study conducted by surveying representative samples of 4,500 public schools and 1,700 private schools in the United States. Survey methodology is described; the limitations and appropriate use of the data are considered; and sampling errors are discussed. The report includes…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Equipment, Library Expenditures