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Palais, Elliot – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1987
Describes a methodology which analyzes courses described in university catalogs in order to produce a database used in the compilation of a collection development policy statement. Each step of the analysis is described, and tables are used to track sample data through the entire process. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Data Analysis
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Wygant, Ted M. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1997
Describes the management and collection of standardized educational and psychological tests at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and analyzes the use patterns of patron request cards. Current electronic test locators and evaluation services are indicated as well. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
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Jones, Carolyn – Library Trends, 1992
Discusses library collection development and information retrieval strategies for acquiring materials related to deafness. Highlights include defining a collection policy; acquisition tools; other information sources, including libraries and organizations; serial acquisitions; information retrieval and computer databases; and addresses of relevant…
Descriptors: Databases, Deafness, Information Retrieval, Information Sources
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Bates, Marcia J. – College & Research Libraries, 1996
The Getty Information Institute conducted a two-year study of online searching by 27 humanities scholars using DIALOG. Discusses results and recommends that library services: provide interdisciplinary information for humanities scholars; recognize that online searching in humanities may be harder than in sciences; expect wide preferences for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Faculty, Higher Education
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Summerhill, Craig A. – Resource Sharing and Information Networks, 1992
Discusses the impact of internetworking on academic research libraries with special emphasis given to collection development and resource sharing in an electronically networked environment. Topics addressed include a brief history of the Internet, NSF-Net, and NREN (National Research and Education Network); and future trends in the development of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society)
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Treadwell, Wendy; Cogswell, James A. – Library Hi Tech, 1994
Presents a model approach to data services in academic research libraries through the Machine Readable Data Center, an information center established at the University of Minnesota to facilitate end-user access to government data files such as the Census. Organizational issues, service issues, and collections issues are addressed; and future plans…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Census Figures, Computer Networks
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Woodsworth, Anne; Hoffman, Ellen – Journal of Library Administration, 1988
Discusses issues that must be addressed by universities in order to ensure access to information resources by students and faculty, and possible roles of academic libraries within the electronic environment. Topics covered include the changing face of knowledge, costs of information technology, copyrights, and universities as organizations. (14…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, College Environment, Copyrights
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Moran, Rick – Science and Technology Libraries, 1988
Describes the creation of a new library collection geared specifically to the needs of students at the Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics. Topics discussed include financial support and resource allocation; library material selection; and problems encountered in upgrading the physical plant to accommodate computer technologies and online…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Databases, Financial Support, Learning Resources Centers