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Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1974
This collection of tenure policies in academic and research libraries contains: "Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure Adopted by the American Association of University Professors", including the "Model Statement of Criteria and Procedures for Appointment, Promotion in Academic Rank, and Tenure for College and University…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Personnel, Library Research
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1977
This kit on the integration of nonprint media into Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions contains a concise summary of a 1977 phone survey with ARL members, eight descriptions of programs and services, and five acquisition and processing policies. To collect data on practices regarding the acquisition, processing, and use of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiovisual Aids, Higher Education, Library Materials
Cash, D. Michele – 1985
This paper, presented at the Indiana Library Association Meeting, discusses critical thinking in general terms and then briefly discusses why it is important to include critical thinking skills in bibliographic instruction sessions at the higher education level. A discussion of the instructional design of bibliographic instruction in relation to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Information Seeking
McClure, Charles R.; And Others – 1985
This report summarizes activities conducted from fall 1984 through spring 1985, under a planning grant from the Council on Library Resources for Innovation and Improvement of Basic and Supplementary Education for Academic and Research Libraries. The report includes a review of selected literature related to educational programs for academic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Education
Howard, Clinton – 1988
This SPEC kit is based on a June 1987 survey of approval plan use by 94 members of the Association of Research Libraries. It reports on the current practices of these libraries, the perceived advantages and disadvantages of using approval plans, and the effect of increased library materials costs and library automation on such plans. It is noted…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
Miller, Rosalind; Russell, Ralph – 1985
Academic librarians report that use by increasingly large numbers of high school students is creating pressures in budgets, staff, and materials. Indications are that these demands will increase: students are increasingly sophisticated in their information needs; they are mobile; and school library media centers' collections have been weakened by…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, High School Students, Higher Education, Information Needs
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Univ. Libraries. – 1984
This self-study--part of a series of studies conducted at Michigan State University Libraries--was undertaken to make recommendations for improvements in public services. The study team was directed not to limit its analysis to immediate concerns, but also to take a long-term view of the development of library service. Task forces were organized…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Collections, Library Facilities
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1984
This final report completes a self-study begun in August 1983 by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Academic Affairs Library to provide an opportunity for staff to lay the groundwork for services within a new facility. Broad areas identified for study were: effectiveness of services to users, coordination of public services throughout…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Needs, Information Services
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1984
This self-study by Temple University Libraries involved the efforts of 33 library staff members--9 on the study team, and 24 on 4 task forces--over a period of 12 months. Task forces were organized according to four issues: Organization of Public Services, Staffing and Management, Public Service and Technology, and Library Users and Their Changing…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Needs, Information Services
Buschman, John – 1984
Through a comparison of the historical perspectives of medieval and modern libraries, this paper is designed to clarify the purpose and goals of the library, and to promote a public and intellectual debate to guide future developments. The Middle Ages were chosen because libraries possessed an importance and centrality to learning, civilization,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Library Materials, Library Research
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1984
This self-study by the public services staff of Brown University Library provided an opportunity for them to examine past, present, and future operations. The study was conducted by 33 volunteers from the library staff, who were organized into 1 study team and 5 task forces; they worked more than 14 months to develop the recommendations and plans…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Services, Library Administration
Ostler, Larry – 1985
A study was undertaken to develop a strategic plan for the Information Services Division of the Harold B. Lee Library (HBLL) at Brigham Young University (Utah). A secondary purpose of the study was to produce a model for strategic planning for public service units of academic libraries in Utah. A questionnaire was sent to administrators of member…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Planning, Library Research
Kaufman, Paula; And Others – 1984
This self-study was initiated at the Columbia University Libraries (CUL) to establish the foundations and appropriate mechanisms for the future planning, development, and implementation of public services at CUL. Following completion of an inventory and an interim report, which include background data on CUL, Columbia University, research…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Automation
Olsen, Jan Kennedy; And Others – 1985
This paper reports a self-study undertaken at Cornell University's Albert R. Mann Library to explore appropriate public services for an agricultural research faculty. The study took place over a 22-month period and involved a literature review, development of a questionnaire, administration of the questionnaire, an experimental period of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Agriculture, Higher Education, Library Administration
Link, Terry; And Others – 1985
This self-study--part of a series of studies conducted at Michigan State University Libraries--was designed to elicit information regarding non-use of the library by members of the academic community. A telephone survey questionnaire was administered to a stratified systematic sample of students and faculty members, and 1,269 students and 211…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, College Students, Higher Education
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