A classification system for librarians at the University of Western Ontario has four general and five ranking factors in position classification. A matrix was developed using these factors on a vertical axis and the desired number of positions on a horizontal axis. Existing professional positions were analyzed in terms of the matrix. (Author/LS)

Provides formula for estimating number of Africana titles in large libraries using Library of Congress classification schedule. To determine percentage of Africana falling in DT section, distribution of titles in two academic libraries with separate shelflists is analyzed. Core categories of Africana and distribution of northern African titles are…

Determines book obsolescence rates for instructional departments within university by analyzing annual library's circulation and relating patterns of library use to curricular programs. Immediacy and intensity of peak usage, use dispersion, and commonality of use were used to develop acquisition priority weighting formula. Twenty-two sources and…

Classification numbers of books were matched to a classified profile of the university teaching program descriptions. Books with numbers which match the course profiles receive greater use. (10 references) (Author/SJ)

An investigation of the feasibility of using a computer-assisted decentralized bibliographic control system to build a comprehensive, consistent national database for use in a national library network used the Northwestern On-line Total Integrated System to establish a center for African materials at Northwestern University. Eleven references are…

This summary of two re-evaluations of the process of position classification in the University of Michigan Library since the mid-1960s discusses development and preparation of the scheme, interviews with librarians and administrators, and evaluation of the data collected for the establishment of a classification level for each professional library…

A promising management technique for librarians is "management by objectives," which helps to establish library goals, measure performance objectively, and to identify factors affecting an operation's final results. (3 references) (Author)

This biography of Alfred Kaiming Chiu emphasizes his contributions to the field of librarianship--a classification scheme for Chinese and Japanese books, building three libraries, training young Chinese American librarians. (JAB)

The Library of Congress National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging (NPAC) has operated since 1966. This report examines its impact on university libraries. Administration of technical services departments and financial advantages are discussed. (6 references) (DH)

Suggests that libraries abandon full cataloging in favor of indexing, using the information provided by micropublishers. While a national index to the contents of microforms would be best, an alternative for local libraries would be to create their own COM (computer output microfilm) index. Twenty references are included. (Author/RAA)

Academic and research libraries have tended to dominate change and codification in this area of library work, as much in 1876 as in 1976. (Author)

Describes the two-track system of professional ranks and position categories implemented at the Columbia University Libraries in 1973-74. Aspects covered include evolution of the two-track system, characteristics of the professional ranks system, criteria for promotion, the peer review process, and characteristics of the professional position…

A survey of community college libraries found that they retain traditional bibliographic practices, there is little commonality in the organization of audiovisual materials, and librarians are undecided about participation in computerized library networks. AACR2 seems to have gained acceptance. A summary of the results and three references are…

Presents a taxonomy and a rationale for measuring three domains of online search competence--affective, cognitive, and sensorimotor. Implications for bibliographic instruction are explored, including the desirability of teaching users affective skills that will permit them to acquire the complex cognitive skills required to conduct more…

A theoretical scheme classifies user behavior into three domains of library activity--affective, cognitive, and psychomotor--and three levels of learning--orientation, interaction, and internalization. Examples of library skills and errors in each of the nine major classes are given, and applications to library instruction are suggested.…