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Brown, Carolyn – 1977
This study examines the use of online bibliographic retrieval systems in a selected number of science and technology libraries chosen for their leadership reputation; it is limited to the use of online systems operated by a library staff member. Participating libraries included 12 academic, one government, and 10 research or institutional…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Library Administration
Lawrence, Gary S.; Oja, Anne R. – 1980
Use studies were conducted at the main libraries and science branches at the Davis and Santa Cruz campuses of the University of California to gather data for use in the detailed planning for establishing regional compact shelving facilities for infrequently circulated library material. Analysis of preliminary data on the three areas…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Circulation

Hayes, Robert M. – Library and Information Science Research, 1992
Presents a model for decision making concerning allocation of academic library materials to various levels of access (e.g., branch or central library open access shelving, compact shelving, depository facility, or interlibrary loan). Variables included in the model are the size of the collection, distribution of use, effects of time on use, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Decision Making, Higher Education
McCool, Donna L. – 1985
To gather information about the nature of photocopy services in academic libraries and issues relating to their management, a survey was mailed to each of the 117 members of the Association for Research Libraries (ARL). The survey focused on two components of photocopy services: the self-service copiers placed at strategic locations within the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Expenditures

Titus, Elizabeth McKenney; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1994
Discusses the use of barcoding as a method for measuring the frequency-of-use patterns of the bound journal collection at Northern Illinois University. Highlights include a team approach to planning; collection development; collection maintenance; hardware and software; and technological, economic, organizational, and political implications. (27…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Selection, Computer Software, Economic Factors
Montgomery, Wayne R. – 1981
This study examines the role of the user study as a management tool in academic libraries and proposes a task-oriented survey method to estimate the library clientele's need for documents. Research on work and task-oriented information studies is discussed and applied to the development of a survey instrument. A case study employing the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, College Faculty, College Students

Shropshire, Sandra – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2003
Discusses Web site management, rather than design, as it relates to academic libraries. Reviews library literature as well as literature from other fields and presents results from four case studies that investigated staffing, professional rivalries, governing structure, usability studies, staff tool versus public resource, maintenance, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Higher Education, Library Administration

Tameem, Jamal A. – International Library Review, 1988
Considers the status of higher education and academic libraries in Saudi Arabia. Topics covered include the role of academic libraries, use patterns, library education, the availability of professional librarians and administrators, library automation, academic cooperation with the United States, and the impact of social influences on library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Foreign Countries

Hamaker, Charles A. – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Discusses the use of library management data, particularly circulation data, in making selection decisions for library collection development based on experiences at Louisiana State University. Development of a collection based on actual use rather than perceived research needs is considered, and the decision-making process for serials…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Decision Making, Higher Education, Library Administration

Sheble, Mary Ann; Hill, Debra W. – College & Research Libraries, 1994
A survey on the role of academic library committees showed that not all libraries use committees in significant roles; committees do not guarantee librarians a significant voice; librarians were positive about policy-related committees and negative about fact-finding and information-gathering committees; and smaller libraries used committees more…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Committees, Higher Education, Librarian Attitudes
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1984
This document, the 10th in a series distributed annualy to provide a central source of timely information and materials on the management and operations of large academic and research libraries, presents the results of a 1984 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey of microcomputer use in the Association of Research Libraries (ARI)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Equipment Utilization, Higher Education, Library Administration

Kaske, Neal K. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1988
Describes an evaluation of variability in the percentage of subject searching in an online catalog among branch libraries of one university. The results reported include variability by time of day, day of week, and week of semester. The value of this type of information for library administration is discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Branch Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education

Schlichter, Doris J.; Pemberton, J. Michael – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Literature analysis indicates that surveys are not widely used in the planning process for academic libraries because of difficulties with design of user studies, translation of survey results into management decisions, and acceptance of survey data by librarians. Trends such as competition from private information sources will force a change in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Librarian Attitudes
Naylor, Ronald P., Comp.; And Others – 1983
This report is the result of a self-study undertaken by the staff of the University of Miami's Otto G. Richter Library as part of the Academic Library Development Program (ALDP), a management self-study program developed by the Association of Research Libraries' Office of University Library Management Studies. The basic responsibility for the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Facilities
Hardesty, Larry L.; And Others – 1982
This report consists of a series of recommendations for the improvement of the services and facilities of the DePauw University libraries in three areas--personnel, both professional and support staff; administration and management; and buildings and equipment--with an appended set of supporting documents for the most important recommendations,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Facilities
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