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Ferguson, Chris – 1979
This report described the findings of a collection evaluation that sought to identify the minimum holdings that would be required to adequately support a viable undergraduate religion major, to assess the religion collection from an interdisciplinary viewpoint, and to determine what materials could be weeded out. The report is divided into six…
Descriptors: Books, College Libraries, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods

International Library Review, 1983
Statistical data on 55 city libraries throughout the world are provided for the number of inhabitants, book stock, number of periodicals, number of audiovisual media, loans in 1981, total budget for 1982, number of staff and salaries, opening hours, and nominal lending period. A key to headings used is included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Books, Budgets, Global Approach, Library Circulation
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1992
Data on research library holdings include volumes in the library, volumes added in 1990-91, current serials, total staff, and total expenditures for 107 university libraries and 12 nonuniversity libraries. University libraries are ranked. A pie chart of average operating expenditures, indicating percentages for salaries, books, serials, and other…
Descriptors: Books, Expenditures, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Lynden, Frederick C. – 1983
Replacing a January 1980 publication of the same title, this collection of cost tables and other documentation from library materials cost studies conducted by members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) or by library vendors contains excerpts from: (1) local cost studies conducted at Colorado State University, Indiana University, Iowa…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Cost Indexes, Data Collection
Wright, Ronald J. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1991
Presents five charts that compare data for elementary schools and secondary schools for (1) the average cost of paperback books, (2) the average cost of hardcover books, (3) the average cost of a periodical subscription, and (4) the index of inflation; plus (5) a chart that shows the average cost of hardbound textbooks. (LRW)
Descriptors: Books, Charts, Comparative Analysis, Costs
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1980
This collection of documentation from library materials cost studies conducted by members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries in the United States and Canada contains 11 documents divided into the following sections: (1) methodologies and data collection worksheets from the University of California at Berkeley, the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Budgeting, Budgets

Bailey, Gail C., Comp.; Hardy, Rose Mary, Comp. – 1991
This collection of statistical data on school library media programs in the state of Maryland is designed to assist local educational agencies in examining their library media collections and staff according to state standards for school library media programs. Information on library media centers in nonpublic schools and institutions is also…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Books, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria

Bailey, Gail C., Comp.; And Others – 1992
This collection of statistical data on school library media programs is designed to assist local educational agencies in examining their library media collections and staff according to the recommendations in "Standards for School Library Media Programs in Maryland." Information on library media centers in nonpublic schools and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Books, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria