Reports on the state of academic libraries in 1876 with extensive statistical data and gives 166 references. (PF)

This edition of a directory to 265 college and university libraries in New York State, compiled from data furnished by the State Education Department, includes address and telephone number, library director, institution president, number of volumes, number of periodical titles received, annual expenditures for library materials, annual total…

Statistical data were examined to see the number of library volumes in four types of colleges as defined by the Carnegie Commission. These were comprehensive universities and colleges I and II and liberal arts colleges I and II. Statistically significant differences were found between liberal arts colleges I and II, but this was not so for…

Data are tabulated for Pennsylvania academic libraries in three main categories: collections (1974-75), staff salaries (1975-76), and operating expenditures (1974-75). Data on library collections cover number of volumes, microforms, and audiovisual titles. Information on library staff includes number of professional and support staff, and staff…

A study to determine the characteristics of literature cited and used in library science doctoral dissertations, with implications for university libraries serving library schools. Data is tabulated for United States and foreign publications, age of cited works, number and frequency of citations, library science subjects, and subjects in other…

This report contains the responses of the constituent institutions of the State University of New York to library questionnaires distributed by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and by the New York State Education Department, for Fall 1978 and Fall 1979. Included in the statistical tables are data on library collections, staff, and…

The second annual report on the activities of the University of Kentucky Library's Instructional Services Department for 1975-76 is divided into three sections. The first section describes in detail the provision of library instruction and orientation to 7,000 students during the year. Tables summarizing statistical information on the program…

Analysis of one component of library reference service--online numeric database systems for time-series data--reviews tradition of reference service and ways in which computer technology has enhanced provision of library services. Experiences with Kentucky Economic Information System (KEIS) are described. Examples of KEIS and 30 references are…

This reference work is an updated guide to 115 major national data sources related to higher education including surveys and databases, reports, statistical digests, and other means for making data available. It focuses on sources of data that are national in scope, updated and made available on a regular or periodic basis, and useful for policy…

The National University Extension Association provides a directory of library extension services at member institutions. The listing is alphabetical by state and then by college or university within each state. Information given includes library or division name, address, telephone, supervisor, staff, library organization, special extension…

Narrative and statistics are used to describe the activities of the University of New Mexico libraries in fiscal year 1973-74. The information given includes quantities of print and nonprint material acquired; changes in the administrative, readers' services, and technical processes divisions; the establishment of a collection development office;…

This reference work is an updated guide to over 100 major national data sources related to higher education including surveys and databases, reports, statistical digests, and other means for making data available. It focuses on sources of data that are national in scope, updated and made available on a regular or periodic basis, and useful for…

A 1969 survey of 50 leading American and Canadian university libraries collected data in the following categories: resources, personnel, finances, space, public services, administration, and professional school libraries. This summary report provides extensive tabular data in five broad categories: (1) summary tables; (2) institutional rank; (3)…

The first of two volumes provides information about data resources available at the Henry A. Murray Research Center of Radcliffe College, a multidisciplinary research center that is a national repository for social and behavioral science data on human development and social change; topics of special concern to women are collection priorities. The…

Information on the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) data survey is presented, along with a quantitative index for the university libraries of the Association of American Universities (AAU). Ten quantitative measures of holdings, expenditures, and staff size for the AAU libraries from the 1981-1982 annual ARL survey are converted to an index…