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Peer reviewedOkerson, Ann – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Describes problems facing academic libraries today concerning the amount of literature and information available, costs, copyright issues affecting ownership, and technological changes. Strategies for dealing with diminishing funds and increasing information resources are suggested, and activities at the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Copyrights, Costs, Higher Education
Download full textCouncil on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1995
This report emphasizes the plan of the new President of the Council on Library Resources (CLR) plan to concentrate on the development of leadership in libraries to better manage technologically advanced services, the transition to the electronic library, and the economics of information and information technology. The Council engaged in a project…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annual Reports, Committees, Costs
Peer reviewedCohen, Elaine – Library Trends, 1994
Explains the planning process in designing effective library facilities and discusses library building requirements that result from electronic information technologies. Highlights include historical structures; Americans with Disabilities Act; resource allocation; electrical power; interior spaces; lighting; design development; the roles of…
Descriptors: Architects, Costs, Electrical Systems, Electronic Libraries
Kascus, Marie A., Ed.; Hale, Dawn, Ed. – 1995
Due to automation technology, financial restrictions, and resultant downsizing, library managers have increasingly relied on the services of contractors, rather than in-house staff, to accomplish different technical services operations. Contracted services may range from a small project for a selected group of materials to a large project for…
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Cataloging, Check Lists, Classification
Peer reviewedWalshak, Lynn G. – Government Information Quarterly, 1998
Addresses perceived problems of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and the Government Printing Office (GPO) relative to a foundering program, electronic capabilities, costs to participating libraries, inefficient service, and accountability requirements. Unfavorable images have resulted and have been used by advocacy groups to bring the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accountability, Costs, Depository Libraries
Bjoernshauge, Lars – 1999
The traditional mode of operation of academic libraries is in crisis due to a combination of zero growth funding, rapidly escalating pricing on information resources (especially scientific journals), necessary investments in technology and human resource development, and increasing customer expectations. These issues are addressed as they relate…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Costs, Databases
