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Carpenter, Ray L. – College and Research Libraries, 1981
Concludes that most college libraries do not meet ACRL standards criteria for collection size, development, staff, and budget. This study is based on data obtained from the 1977 Higher Education General Information Surveys by the National Center for Education Statistics. References are provided. (RAA)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Library Acquisition, Library Collections
Library Support for Science Research and Education in Leading Liberal Arts Colleges: Survey Results.

Ricker, Alison S.; Witmer, Jeffrey A. – College and Research Libraries, 1990
Reports the results of a survey of liberal arts college libraries which focused on the collections, facilities, and personnel of science libraries. Responses from colleges with strong science programs (i.e., research colleges) are compared with data received from other liberal arts colleges. Four figures and one table are provided. (SD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Liberal Arts

Yeh, Thomas Y. – College and Research Libraries, 1985
Presents overview of common characteristics and problems of academic libraries in China which operate under rules issued from the central government in Beijing. Discussion covers building design, furniture and equipment, budgets and salaries, personnel management, collection development, library materials, use rate, effects of the Cultural…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgets, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Schwarz, Philip – College and Research Libraries, 1983
Data gathered in application of Paul Kantor's demand-adjusted shelf availability model to medium-sized academic library indicate significant differences in shelf availability when data are analyzed by last circulation date, acquisition date, and imprint date, and when they are gathered during periods of low and high use. Ten references are cited.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Library Acquisition, Library Administration

Walden, Barbara; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1994
Reports on acquisitions of selected Western European political science materials deemed important for inclusion in at least one North American research library. The percentages of French, Italian, Swedish, Catalan, Icelandic, and Belgian materials not found in RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) and OCLC are provided. Factors supporting…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Foreign Countries, Foreign Language Books

Kurkul, Donna Lee – College and Research Libraries, 1983
Discusses methodology, logistics, and time/cost study of planning, implementation, and relocation of 682,810 volume Smith College Library collection into its newly constructed and renovated facility. Call number sequence location, collection movement phasing and formulas for sequence distribution, and personnel requirements are noted. Elementary…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Facility Expansion, Facility Improvement, Feasibility Studies

Metz, Paul; Scott, Elizabeth A. – College and Research Libraries, 1981
Summarizes the development of a library staffing formula for Virginia academic libraries that meets resources constraints and accepted library standards. References are provided. (RAA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographies, Higher Education, Library Administration

Weaver-Meyers, Pat; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1985
University of Oklahoma Libraries conducted a cost study of circulation service-desk operations. Using percentages of staff time occupied in particular tasks, pay rates, indirect costs, and overhead, total costs were computed on task-by-task basis. Information served as basis for reorganization of work assignments and revision of staff scheduling.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Costs, Higher Education, Library Administration

Durrance, Joan C. – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Raises questions about influence of present reference practice on library user perceptions of the librarian as information intermediary and on user ability to distinguish between librarians and other staff. Questions are discussed within context of client-professional relationship, using data from study of users of three midwestern university…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Interviews

Walch, David B. – College and Research Libraries, 1993
The 1975 and 1986 versions of the ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) College Library Standards are compared, and results of a survey designed to determine their usefulness are reported. Findings indicated that standards are used, although they are in need of revision to address quantitative measurement, nonprint formats, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Library Personnel

Moran, Barbara B. – College and Research Libraries, 1989
Traces the development of academic librarianship from 1939 to the present. Specific areas discussed include the revolution in higher education, library collections, library budgets, organizational patterns, library buildings, staff, and services. The impact of technology on higher education and academic libraries is discussed and possible future…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgets, Educational Change, Financial Support

Linsley, Laurie S. – College and Research Libraries, 1982
Presents results of a survey of users of Florida Library Information Network (FLIN), a statewide multitype interlibrary loan network. The paper centers on the role of academic libraries (the heaviest users) and discusses interlibrary loan staffing, request fulfillment, OCLC utilization, network performance and other factors. Eight references are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans, Library Networks

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

Helmick, Nancy Larsen – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Discusses an increase in library users providing services for themselves that were formerly provided by library staff, and describes a study conducted at Ohio State University that measured (1) the public's acceptance of patron-initiated renewals and other capabilities, and (2) the resulting impact on staff activity. (five references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Catalogs

Hanson, Elizabeth; Serebnick, Judith – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Presents a methodology for describing, analyzing, and evaluating the public service functions of serial file systems, and describes a user study conducted in a university departmental library to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of its system in enabling students new to the library to locate known-items in the serials collection. (CDD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education