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Atkinson, Ross – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1990
Argues that preservation and collection development can be effectively coordinated only when the underlying political forces driving these two operations are defined and compared. The discussion explores some of the functions and values of preservation and collection development from a primarily political point of view in three contexts:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Innovation, Library Collection Development
Commission on Preservation and Access Newsletter, 1993
This document consists of all 11 issues of this newsletter published in 1993 (November-December was a combined issue). The newsletter reports on cooperative national and international preservation activities and is written primarily for university administrators and faculty, library and archives administrators, preservation specialists and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrators, Conferences, Donors
Commission on Preservation and Access Newsletter, 1992
This document consists of all 11 issues of this newsletter published in 1992 (Nov.-Dec. was a combined issue). This newsletter reports on cooperative national and international preservation activities and is written primarily for university administrators and faculty, library and archives administrators, preservation specialists and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Conferences, Donors
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1984
In 1983, the Association of Research Libraries adopted as its third principal objective for a 5-year plan: "to increase the number of member libraries engaged in programs to preserve their collections." ARL efforts to achieve this objective are aimed at helping libraries meet this responsibility locally and these guidelines propose an…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Library Collection Development, Library Collections
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1983
Reports are presented from two meetings on research libraries that brought together individuals concerned with the process of scholarly communication. Libraries were the central topic of both meetings, but they were considered as part of a system that also includes book and journal publishing, the obligations and concerns of university…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Dissemination, Library Acquisition, Library Cooperation
Poland, Jean – 2000
In a university environment, the library can benefit from interest in the digital future on the part of other concerned groups. Computer science departments are natural partners in the development of digital libraries. Professional societies, for-profit companies, and foundations are also potential sources of support. Cornell University Library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education

Farrell, David; Reed-Scott, Jutta – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1989
Describes the accomplishments of a cooperative effort to develop an online inventory of research library collections. Topics covered include the development of collection mapping tools and resources; the establishment of general requirements and policies; and the implications for the future of coordinated management of research collections. (20…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Coordination, Library Collections, Library Cooperation

Lucker, Jay K. – College and Research Libraries, 1979
Discusses the future of academic libraries from the perspective of their resources and bibliographic control, focusing on collection philosophy, book selection, the collection itself, resource sharing, adequacy of library space, preservation, new cataloging rules, a national bibliographic data base, and subject access. A need for a national…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Interlibrary Loans, Library Collections

Battin, Patricia – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1980
A national cooperative strategy by research libraries is needed in collection development capabilities, technological developments, preservation requirements and the process of scholarly communication. The publications explosion, rapid inflation, and technological advancement have invalidated traditional operating assumptions of research…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Inflation (Economics), Library Acquisition, Library Cooperation

Paskoff, Beth M.; Perrault, Anna H. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1990
Describes a project that examined a random sample of 5 percent of a shelflist to provide detailed information about the distribution of imprints according to age and language, percentage of duplication, and distribution of serial and monographic formats. It is concluded that the resulting collection profile provides a multidimensional, quantified…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Library Collection Development

Gertz, Janet; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1993
A study of library collections at Amherst College, Grinnell College, and Franklin and Marshall College to assess the applicability of a selection model for preservation candidates in nonresearch libraries is reported. Brittle books held by fewer than five libraries were identified, supporting the model for preservation and cooperative collection…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
Waters, Donald J. – 1992
Digital imaging technology, which is used to take a computer picture of documents at the page level, has significant potential as a tool for preserving deteriorating library materials. Multiple reproductions can be made without loss of quality; the end product is compact; reproductions can be made in paper, microfilm, or CD-ROM; and access over…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, Electronic Equipment, Higher Education
Ohio Board of Regents, Columbus. – 1987
Based on a study of the need for, and alternatives to, significant expansion of space for state college and university libraries, this report discusses the resultant recommendations, which address both the long term and the immediate space needs of the state's academic libraries. Following a description of the role of academic libraries and a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Library Automation
Commission on Preservation and Access Newsletter, 1991
This document is a compilation of 40 newsletter issues published by the Commission on Preservation and Access from 1988 through 1991. The Commission was established in 1986 to foster and support collaboration among libraries and allied organizations in order to ensure the preservation of the published record in all formats and to provide enhanced…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Administrators, Archives
Lamb, Robert Scott, II – 1989
This report describes and presents the results of a survey designed to obtain information on the preservation and conservation policies and procedures, staff, facilities, and expenditures of 18 academic libraries in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. The goals of the survey were to inform each library surveyed of its strengths and weaknesses in the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Policy, Interviews, Library Cooperation