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Cloonan, Michele Valerie; Berger, Sidney E. – Library Trends, 1987
The first of two articles provides an introduction to this issue. The second article discusses the key issues in rare book librarianship over the past 50 years, including acquisition, care, handling, storage, preservation, cataloging, classifying, processing, circulation, security, and training. Both references and a 77-item bibliography are…
Descriptors: Library Education, Library Science, Library Services, Literature Reviews

Klassen, Robert – Library Trends, 1983
This discussion of the development of library reference service standards and guidelines for service measurement highlights the work of the American Library Association (ALA) Committee on Standards, guidelines adopted by ALA's Reference and Adult Services Division, and efforts of state, public, and university libraries. Fourteen references are…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Librarians, Library Associations, Library Services

Kaser, David – Library Trends, 1982
Overview of the search for standards for American college libraries provides a brief background and discusses qualitative versus quantitative standards, the Association of College and Research Libraries' 1975 revision of the 1959 "Standards for College Libraries," and the future of the standards. Twenty-six references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Associations, Library Planning

Summers, F. William – Library Trends, 1982
Outline of the development of state libraries focuses on funding, the establishment of standards by the American Association of State Libraries in 1963 with revision in 1970, and strengths and weaknesses of the present standards; suggestions for revisions of the 1970 standards are included. Twelve references are noted. (EJS)
Descriptors: Financial Support, Library Associations, Library Personnel, Library Services

Prine, Stephen; Wright, Kieth C. – Library Trends, 1982
Provision of library service to the blind and visually impaired and the development of standards for libraries providing this service are reviewed. The development of guidelines for libraries serving the deaf and hard of hearing is also discussed. Thirty-one references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Library Associations, Library Networks, Library Services

Rohlf, Robert H. – Library Trends, 1982
Reviews history of public library standards development and needs. Publications dealing with accreditation, measurement of effective library service, alternatives to standards, state and national standards, and a planning process manual are discussed. Twenty-four references are provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Library Associations, Library Planning, Library Services

Bushing, Mary C. – Library Trends, 1995
Libraries have failed to use marketing for three reasons: (1) a misunderstanding that equates marketing with publicity; (2) a lack of understanding of what marketing is; and (3) disagreement about the role of the client. Societal-marketing tries to balance patron demands with long-term societal needs in evaluating product excellence. (AEF)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Libraries, Library Collection Development, Library Services

Dawson, Alma – Library Trends, 2000
Celebrates the achievements of African-American librarians and their contributions to librarianship. Identifies and reviews records of scholarship that can serve as starting points for students and scholars. Chronicles achievements of numerous individuals and provides additional resources for further investigation. Suggests areas of further…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Blacks, Information Sources, Librarians

Johnson, Deborah Wilcox – Library Trends, 1986
This examination of the criteria used in the evaluation of library literacy programs reviews the relevant literature, discusses several evaluation models that have already been used in literacy projects, and outlines a proposed evaluation model. (EM)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Library Services

Fairbanks, Aline M. – Library Trends, 1984
Summarizes historical development of product liability laws which allow an injured party to seek to recover damages for personal injury or loss of property allegedly resulting from defective product and reviews activities of Triodyne Inc. in gathering evidence to be used in product liability lawsuits. Sixteen references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Engineering, Information Centers, Laws

Van House, Nancy A. – Library Trends, 1984
This review of major applications of economic theory and research methods to libraries provides overviews of economics of information and of library services, research related to supply of library services, research into demand for library services, finances and fees, and the library labor market. A 78-item bibliography is provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economic Research, Economics, Libraries

Stinson, E. Ray – Library Trends, 1982
Discusses service standards (level of excellence or adequacy in performance of library service) and their incorporation in the accreditation process for hospital library service and academic health sciences libraries. The certification program developed for health sciences librarians by the Medical Library Association is reviewed. Fifty-nine…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Certification, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Freides, Thelma – Library Trends, 1983
Identifies leading issues in academic reference service based on survey of literature with emphasis on 1970s and 1980s--bibliographic instruction, computer-based reference and biliographic services, personnel-related topics (specialists, generalists, professional development, nonprofessionals in reference service), measurement and evaluation, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Instruction, Library Personnel

Adams, Margaret O'Neill – Library Trends, 1982
Introduces four models of data library development for meeting information needs for machine-readable data files--University of Florida facility, University of British Columbia Data Library, Data and Program Library Service at University of Wisconsin, and online numeric Kentucky Economic Information System at University of Kentucky. Four…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Adams, Margaret O'Neill – Library Trends, 1982
Analysis of one component of library reference service--online numeric database systems for time-series data--reviews tradition of reference service and ways in which computer technology has enhanced provision of library services. Experiences with Kentucky Economic Information System (KEIS) are described. Examples of KEIS and 30 references are…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Economics, Higher Education