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Library Journal, 1971
A decade after the establishment of a library system, Spring Valley's Finkelstein Library has seceded from the system. (Author)
Descriptors: Centralization, Libraries, Library Expenditures, Library Networks
Gibson, Catherine – Library Journal, 1995
Discusses Indiana-Marion County Public Library's decision to implement centralized collection selection and to hire a collection development librarian. Benefits of centralized selection include the decentralization of subject materials and the consequent broadening of subject materials at branch libraries. Selection depends upon a knowledge of the…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Budgets, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development
Eisner, Joseph – Library Journal, 1971
It does not appear that there will be significant improvements in library funding for the foreseeable future. Public libraries will have to adjust their services and programs to the reality imposed by fiscal constraints. (10 references) (Author)
Descriptors: Library Expenditures, Library Planning, Library Services, Public Libraries
Leon, S. J. – Library Journal, 1973
The Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Philadelphia SRRT has surveyed the handling of controversial materials in twelve libraries. Public, university, and college libraries, are discussed in terms of which controversial titles they have and what is allowed to circulate. (Author/DH)
Descriptors: Censorship, Library Collections, Library Expenditures, Library Material Selection
Orne, Jerrold – Library Journal, 1970
The fourth annual statistical survey of the year's work in college and university library architecture. (Author)
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities, Library Planning
Gore, Daniel – Library Journal, 1981
Recommends academic libraries consider cooperative storage of unused or little-used library materials to offset the proliferation of print materials and conserve financial resources. Mutually shared storage would retain collection integrity, expand collection availability, conserve library space for the active collection, and permit a no-growth…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Storage, Interlibrary Loans, Library Collections
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 1998
Presents Bobby Roberts, director of the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS), and describes some of the changes he has made since 1989: raising public library tax rates, doubling the book budget, library automation, new and renovated buildings, adult public programming, library cooperation, and fund raising. Discusses politics and the…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Financial Support, Librarians, Library Automation
Borkowski, Casimir; And Others – Library Journal, 1981
Urges library administrators to reject the findings of the Kent Study concerning the curtailment of library acquisitions and the sharing of library materials. The Pittsburgh Senate Library Committee raises serious questions of flawed methodology in the conduct of the study. Seven references are listed. (RAA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bias, Cost Effectiveness, Library Acquisition
Cylke, F. Kurt – Library Journal, 1972
This is the first in a series of articles describing the many aspects of the community of libraries which has been coalescing under the aegis of the Federal Library Committee. (Author)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Federal Government, Government Libraries, Library Expenditures
Avallone, Susan; Fox, Bette-Lee – Library Journal, 1986
Reports on the third "Library Journal" survey of public and academic audiovisual specialists and media librarians, which focused on the long-term outlook for audiocassette and videocassette collections. The survey covered present and planned budgets, circulation growth, selection criteria, theft, damage, competition from local stores,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiotape Cassettes, Budgets, Censorship
Albanese, Andrew Richard – Library Journal, 2001
This academic library book buying survey examines full-text databases; electronic journals; top circulating subjects; price increases for serials and resulting subscription cuts; the influence of digital choices on purchasing decisions; circulation versus use statistics; and electronic books. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Electronic Journals, Electronic Libraries
Farber, Evan Ira – Library Journal, 1997
Although weeding can save libraries money, shelving time, and increase circulation, it can create serious political problems for college librarians. Proposes a method of compiling lists of candidate titles for weeding based on a comparison of recommended titles lists contained in three editions (1967, 1975, 1988) of Books for College Libraries.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Higher Education, Library Circulation
Stanford, Edward B. – Library Journal, 1971
Paralleling the boom in U.S. library building, the last few years have seen impressive new British libraries. (16 references) (Author/MM)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities
Galvin, Hoyt; Asbury, Barbara – Library Journal, 1970
A statistical report on the 276 public library building projects completed in the U. S. A. during the year ending June 30, 1970. (Author)
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Library Expenditures, Library Planning, Library Surveys
Library Journal, 1970
Building data is given for the following public libraries: (1) San Jose, California (2) Davenport, Iowa; (3) Louisville, Kentucky; (4) Gainesville, Georgia; (5) New Albany-Floyd County, Indiana and (6) Uniontown, Pennsylvania. (MF)
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities, Library Planning
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