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McMullen, Haynes – Library Trends, 1976
A survey of the distribution of various kinds of libraries in the United States at different times during the last 100 years. (Author)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Geographic Distribution, Government Libraries, History

Tucker, John Mark – Library Trends, 1980
Traces the development of library user instruction in American college libraries, reviewing the major issues, experiments, and conflicts in the field since the 1870's. (FM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, History, Library Instruction

Engle, Michael O. – Library Trends, 1995
Discussion of the development of undergraduate libraries focuses on Harvard's Lamont Library. Topics include financial issues, including sources of revenue, computerization, and personnel costs; technological changes, including hypermedia and the virtual library; and organizational changes, highlighting the merger of libraries at Cornell…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, Higher Education, Hypermedia

Jones, Ray – Library Trends, 1982
Outline of the operation and services of the Data Library in the University of Florida Libraries includes a brief history, administration of the library system, development of collection of machine-readable data files, data users, technical services, reference services, funding, and staff recruitment, training, and development. Four references are…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Databases, Higher Education

Wilkinson, Billy R. – Library Trends, 1974
Contrasts the kinds of staff members found in metropolitan libraries during the past 20 years with the staff needed for the mid-1970's. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Librarians, Library Planning, Library Technicians

Urquhart, Donald J. – Library Trends, 1975
Formulates a philosophy as to when a library should rely on its own resources and when it should rely on others. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Library Collections, Library Networks

Langner, Mildred C. – Library Trends, 1974
A history and overview of library services in the health sciences area, beginning with the deluge of information in World War II. Includes discussion of types of libraries and users, special services, interlibrary cooperation, bibliography and research, information retrieval and library mechanization. An extensive list of references is appended.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, History, Information Systems, Interlibrary Loans

Rouse, Roscoe – Library Trends, 1971
Some avenues of relief to the book space problem via in-house practices are presented in this paper, all of which have been attempted in some library at some time, but they are only stop-gap measures. The only permanent solution is construction of additional space. (NH)
Descriptors: Books, College Libraries, Library Collections, Library Facilities

Hardy, Carol L.; Sessions, Judith A. – Library Trends, 1985
Describes integration of media center, library, computer systems, and common distribution systems for nonprint resources at California State University-Chico. Highlights include administration; functions (acquisition, selection and collection development, production activities, circulation, reserve); formats (film, video, filmstrip, slides,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, College Libraries, Higher Education, Learning Resources Centers

Veit, Fritz – Library Trends, 1976
Analyzes major factors which have had an impact on library services to college undergraduates: student body, collections, teaching methods and philosophies, cooperative programs, hours of service, user services, library instruction, and special library units. (LS)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, History, Library Collections

Ruus, Laine G. M. – Library Trends, 1982
Discussion of the organization of the University of British Columbia Data Library jointly operated by the University Library and Computing Center covers historical development, collections policy, composition of the collection, technical services, user services, and current issues. Six references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
The Interrelations of Structure, Governance and Effective Resource Utilization in Academic Libraries

Axford, H. William – Library Trends, 1975
Descriptors: Administration, College Libraries, Governance, Library Administration

Govan, James F. – Library Trends, 1976
Discusses the importance of community study in academic librarianship and describes the kind of analysis an academic community needs for short- and long-range planning. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Libraries, Community Study, Library Planning

Watkins, David R. – Library Trends, 1972
There is no official statement of general standards for university libraries. This article discusses why this situation exists, the needs for such a statement, and what should be done. (21 references) (SJ)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Standards

Brown, Helen M. – Library Trends, 1972
The historical background, needs for revision, recent activity and future directions of college library standards are discussed. (14 references) (SJ)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Standards