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Haas, Warren J. – College and Research Libraries, 1979
Discusses a new library "ecology" in which interdependence is the dominant force, and the establishment of new operating mechanisms (e.g., a national periodicals center and a national library agency). The need for better ways to set basic policies and a more scientific method of management are also considered. (Author/JD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Financial Problems, Futures (of Society)
Shepherd, Murray C. – 1998
This paper discusses some of the lessons learned in the collaboration of the TriUniversity Group (TUG) of libraries; three universities in Ontario--the University of Guelph, Wilfrid Laurier University, and the University of Waterloo--participate in TUG. Four critical areas of influence in creating a human climate for effective inter-institutional…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cooperative Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Rodger, Elizabeth M. – Journal of Documentation, 1988
Highlights some of the developments in the following areas that have taken place during the period 1977-87 in British university libraries: (1) library resources; (2) automation; (3) collection building; (4) technical services; (5) reader services; (6) management and staffing; and (7) cooperation. (71 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Administration
Wilkinson, David W. – 1985
The Canadian and American academic library environments are remarkably similar. This factor is traceable to similarities between the nations themselves and their academic institutions. Both countries have experienced comparable shifts in governmental support and growth patterns in the academic library sector. This has led many to observe that…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Educational History, Foreign Countries
Boe, Ralph J. – 1996
In 1990, the Louisiana Board of Regents commissioned a task force on libraries to develop a plan for greater cooperation and resource sharing among the state's academic libraries. The mission was hampered by the sparsity of automated facilities and the failure to secure state funding for public library automation, but by 1992 the task force had…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Higher Education, Library Administration

Bennett, Scott – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1984
Reports on initiatives being taken by the Association of Research Libraries, University of Pittsburgh, Research Libraries Group, and Center for Research Libraries in response to development of collection management in academic librarianship, and comments on issues emerging from these initiatives--use documentation, cooperation, and paperless…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Bridegam, Willis E. – 2001
This report offers a case study in the advantages and disadvantages of depository libraries, their economics, and the practical and political issues associated with their creation. As director of the library at Amherst College, the author played a key role in establishing the initial off-site storage facility, as well as in broadening its service…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Depository Libraries, Higher Education, Information Storage
Council on Library and Information Resources, Washington, DC. Digital Library Federation. – 1999
This annual report of the Digital Library Federation describes projects initiated in response to the following program priorities: (1) focus attention on libraries of materials that are born digital, including a social science data workshop and guides to quality in visual resource imaging; (2) integrate digital materials into the fabric of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
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
Nuby, Mary – 1985
Undertaken to provide data on the current status of collection development in selected academic libraries, this study also analyzed the structure of the collection development function at Chicago Academic Library Council (CALC) institutions and outlined a formal collection development policy for Chicago State University's Douglas Library.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Collection Development

Poll, Roswitha – Library Trends, 2001
Describes a cooperative project among three German libraries that used the Balanced Scorecard as a concept for an integrated quality management system. Considers performance indicators across four perspectives that will help academic libraries establish an integrated controlling system and to collect and evaluate performance as well as cost data…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Data Collection, Decision Making
Lynch, Beverly P., Ed. – 1986
This statement prepared by the International Federation of Library Associations' Section of University Libraries and Other General Research Libraries presents standards of general principles designed to accomplish the following: (1) provide a means by which the quality of the library serving a university can be assessed; (2) offer guidance for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Global Approach, Higher Education, Library Administration
Bob, Murray L.; And Others – 1978
A brief overview of this survey and plan for library cooperation is provided by a summary of key recommendations based on the identification of major needs, plus interviews, statistical analysis, materials checklists, and questionnaires. Priorities are indicated by grouping these recommendations in 10 phases. The main body of the report provides…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Planning
Schamber, Linda – 1996
Electronic technologies and collection development are two of the top concerns in library and information science today. The challenges of integrating electronic resources and technologies into the process of collection development are many, and many-faceted. Beyond task-oriented considerations, such as the selection process itself, there are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Technology, Library Acquisition

Ortopan, LeRoy D.; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
Two articles describe National Shelflist Count project organized 13 years ago under auspices of American Library Association's Resources and Technical Services Division to collect and publish comparative data about strengths and growth of major North American research collections. History, limitations, usefulness, and recommendations of 1983 task…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Classification, Data Collection, Higher Education