Briefly discusses the historical influence of the Quaker religion and describes the library holdings of two Quaker colleges, Guilford and Swarthmore. The collections include meeting records, published materials, manuscripts, artifacts, costumes, and photographs. It is noted that these collections are significant for scholars of American religion,…

The past decade has seen an increasing number of libraries move to convert their periodical holdings to microform. The very practical problem arises of how to determine which part of the collection should be converted and in what priority. A simple, yet effective, tool for use in non-research oriented colleges and universities is described.…

Three topics of prime interest to research libraries are discussed during the program portion of these minutes: microforms, national serials data program, and the financial problems of research libraries. The presentations regarding microforms are the "The ARL Microform Project: A View from Within" and "Controlling the…

This guide to microform collections and resources at Milner Library is intended to alert users to available research potential on microform and to aid in the location and use of these materials. Included are (1) collections based on previously published bibliographies; (2) holdings of libraries; (3) collections of books, periodicals, newspapers,…

This statistical summary presents data on the library collections, interlibrary loans, expenditures, personnel, and Ph.D. programs from the 99 university and non-university members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). A separate table describes microform holdings by type. Member libraries are rank ordered on the following 13 factors:…

The 105 institution libraries of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) now have over 238 million volumes in their collections, employ 35,000 personnel, and spent over $625 million in 1976-77 to support their programs. Additional data presented in this report include (1) statistical tables for each member concerning its collections,…

This second annual statistical summary presents 1975-1976 data on the library collections, interlibrary loans, expenditures, and personnel of the 105 university and nonuniversity members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Separate tables present figures on university enrollment, expenditures, Ph.D. degrees, and microform holdings by…

This cumulation provides access to historical statistics of research libraries in the United States and Canada, not including non-university members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The publication has been produced from a computerized data file and incorporates corrections to the annual editions of ARL statistics. An explanatory…

The bulk of this volume is comprised of the statistical report forms submitted to the state library by all of the academic libraries in the state of North Dakota. The data presented for each library includes: print resources (books, documents, serials, and microforms); audiovisual holdings; collection use in terms of in-library usage, circulation,…