The digital humanities (DH) are attracting considerable attention and funding at the same time that this nascent field is striving for an identity. Some research libraries are making significant investments by creating digital humanities centers. However, questions about whether such investments are warranted persist across the cultural heritage…

The transformation of the first floor of Joyner Library into the Collaborative Learning Center produced significant changes to collection and user spaces. Collaboration, in this context, refers to students engaged in teamwork with technology and support services. A Culture War emerged when some faculty, displeased with the loss of the traditional…

As a strategy to promote the Arapahoe Community College Library's collections and services, the Library undertook to brand itself as a math resource center. In promoting one area of expertise, math was selected to help address the problem of a large portion of high school graduates' inability to work at college-level math. A "Math…

This survey of current library resources and services in Washington is based on questionnaires; visits to public, university, college and community college libraries in the state; and statistics from state and national governmental sources. The inventories of public and academic libraries include discussions of standards applicable to the…

The Governor's Task Force to Study Library Services in Maine were directed to accomplish three tasks: (1) survey the present resources and services of the state, public, college, school, and special libraries in Maine and evaluate these resources and services in terms of identified needs; (2) determine ways in which libraries, their services and…

This report on the University of California at Riverside Library presents an overall description of the UCR library system and each of its functions, its relationship to the university it serves, and its regional and national ties, as well as a statement of the assumptions and principles underlying its plans and objectives for the coming decade.…

The 1974 Ohio Governor's Conference on Library and Information Services was the first in a series of meetings mandated by the Long Range Program for the Improvement of Library Services developed by the State Library Board to give citizens a voice in the future of their libraries. Information was gathered on the kinds of libraries--school,…

This review of issues facing administrators of community college libraries and learning resources centers focuses on four main areas: (1) organization of services; (2) maximizing library effectiveness; (3) administrative qualifications; and (4) standards for community college libraries. It begins by arguing that, since a library reflects the goals…

Designed to fill the need for a continuing series to provide scholarly reviews of the reapidly changing field of librarianship, this book presents critical articles and surveys based on the published literature, research in progress, and developments in libraries of all types. The eleven subject areas covered are: (1) "The Machine and Cataloging"…

Dr. Dougherty was questioned about various aspects of the library's role in an academic setting. Among the topics discussed were: instructional media centers; library finances, library relevance, and librarian/teacher cooperation. (SM)

This four-part report provides and analyzes quantitative and qualitative data about the Cuesta College Library. Part I presents enrollment trends for full- and part-time students, full- and part-time faculty numbers for 1981 through 1984, a profile of the learning resources budget, and inventories of instructional stations, learning materials, and…

A study of the two-year college learning resources centers in Ohio indicated that the "Guidelines for Two-Year College Learning Resources Programs" are a useful tool for providing basic theory, furnishing a set of objectives, and stimulating research in evaluation of performance. (Author)

This self-study provides an assessment of the mission, programs, and educational purposes of the University of North Alabama's Collier Library. An analysis of information related to the staffing, budget, resources, services, and institutional relationships of the library is provided, along with a detailed examination of Collier Library's ability…

Based on a 1980-81 study of the Clifford Library and Learning Resources unit at the University of Evansville (Indiana), this report presents the principal study findings and specific recommendations for improvement in library and learning resources and services. An overview of current changes in U.S. higher education considers enrollment patterns…

A BROAD RANGE OF EXPERIENCE IN PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNIQUES RELEVANT TO THE JUNIOR COLLEGE LIBRARY IS REPORTED IN THIS COLLECTION. THE UNIQUE LIBRARY FUNCTION IN THIS ENVIRONMENT IS EXPLORED FROM SEVERAL DIMENSIONS, ALTHOUGH THE FOCUS ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE LIBRARY TO INSTRUCTION IS BASIC TO THE REPORTS. THE CONCEPT OF "LIBRARIES IN…