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Bailey, Timothy P.; Scott, Amanda L.; Best, Rickey D. – College & Research Libraries, 2015
Academic libraries continue to face funding pressures compounded by the need to provide students with access to electronic resources, both in journal and book formats. With space constraints and the need to repurpose library space to other uses, libraries must carefully examine the move to e-only formats for books to determine if the format makes…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Printed Materials
Schmidt, Gregory – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010
Successful disaster response is an exercise in managing human resources under very difficult conditions. Catastrophic disasters can disrupt both the physical communication networks and the social networks critical to efficient response and recovery. While a well-designed disaster plan serves as a framework, it often requires communication and…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Emergency Programs, Social Networks, Human Resources
Poe, Jodi; McAbee, Sonja – Journal of Access Services, 2007
Jacksonville State University's (JSU) Houston Cole (HCL) Library has always provided access to required course readings through a reserve circulation system. Prior to 2002, this services was "print based," requiring students to photocopy materials held physically at the reserve desk in the library. In 2002, the library integrated the…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Academic Libraries, Library Automation, Library Development
Library Journal, 2004
In 2001, Janice R. Franklin and Loretta O'Brien Parham attended a meeting of the Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET) Board of Directors, an ordinary enough event. Observing the support that the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries provides its members, they realized there was no such mutual assistance program for the librarians at…
Descriptors: Library Networks, Library Administration, Black Colleges, Academic Libraries
The State-Supported University Libraries of Alabama: Serving the Needs of Patrons with Disabilities.

Bishop, Barbara A. – College & Research Libraries, 1995
An Association of Research Libraries survey of Alabama public university libraries revealed that disabled populations on campuses were not being served; 27 questions were divided into categories of general information, management and training, space, and general services. Reasons for lack of preparation included lack of knowledge and funding. The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Disabilities, Higher Education, Library Administration
Public Administration Service, Washington, DC. – 1978
Findings and recommendations compose the two sections of this summary of A Study of the Organization and Governance of Alabama Library Systems. The findings indicate the need for a central coordinating state library agency with multi-type library concerns that could strengthen the role of other state agencies concerned with library development. In…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Charts, Cost Effectiveness