The first of these two reports by the Library Faculty Affairs Committee compares the findings of a survey of library faculty salaries at the University of Notre Dame with statistics reported by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)--based on 94 libraries--and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) for 1557 libraries, as…

Based on a review of the literature and a questionnaire survey of 21 institutions which have had this type of library, this study examines their development and identifies factors that may have contributed to success or failure. (Author/JAB)

Length of time books are kept and how long it takes to return a book upon receipt of a recall notice are analyzed according to student and faculty population--faculty shown to be slower returning books. The author argues for more equitable treatment of all patrons and a policy change. (CWM)

Reports on the analysis of one receiving library's total annual interlibrary loan requests filled by photocopies instead of lending, as related to the copyright law and the National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works (CONTU) guidelines. Alternatives and exemptions are also discussed. (CWM)

The purpose of this research project was to gather information to give personality and a demographic profile to Bible college libraries and to assure them that they have identity and purpose in the 1990's. This research project is an attempt to update information on American Association Bible College libraries and give a face and some personality…

Library directors at 164 universities, colleges, and community colleges in California were surveyed in fall 1986 on their hiring of temporary librarians over 5 fiscal years, 1982-83 through 1986-87. The response rate was 90%. Results indicated that: (1) all types of academic libraries employ temporary librarians; (2) the number of temporary…

This report presents the results of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) 1981 survey of librarians' salaries in 17 tables. A brief introduction summarizes the most significant statistical findings from the survey, and explanatory notes are provided. The major categories for which data are presented are: (1) salary levels for personnel in…

This directory of library instruction programs in 102 libraries adds information on in-house developed library instruction materials to the basic information on programs, program content, and instructional personnel listed in the previous edition. Survey information gathered for the directory provides statistical data on the form of library…

Data from a national sample of academic library directors were used to determine their educational attainment, previous professional experience, selection processes through internal or external channels, and whether male or female directors tend to be appointed through internal or external progression. (JAB)

Discusses the lack of consensus among library administrators concerning the intent of the Copyright Act of 1976 with respect to photocopying of materials for use by academic library reserve rooms, and reports on the results of a survey of 37 Virginia academic libraries concerning their reserve room photocopying practices. (JL)

Reports on microcatalog use studies conducted at the University of Oregon which demonstrated that users encounter difficulties with multiple-file microfiche catalogs. Retrospective conversion strategies and the costs of converting records into machine-readable form are considered. Thirty-five references are listed. (FM)

A survey of the cataloging departments of 166 OCLC-member academic libraries showed that these libraries do not rely exclusively on OCLC for card production and that a large majority do not accept non-Library of Congress OCLC records without substantial checking. Three references are noted. (Author/FM)

Reports on a survey of 47 academic library online facilities. Data gathered on finances, number of searches conducted, patrons served, sytems accessed, equipment used, procedures, promotion, and other facets are summarized. (FM)

Summarizes a survey to determine the extent of faculty status for academic librarians as defined by ACRL standards. The study also explores adherence to these standards and discusses relevant demographic characteristics of the survey respondents. (Author/RAA)

Uses measurements of job satisfaction and organizational entrenchment gathered from a survey of academic librarians to generate workplace profiles: satisfied and unentrenched; satisfied but entrenched; dissatisfied but entrenched; and dissatisfied and unentrenched. Analyzes reactions to respondents' employment experiences for each profile and…