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Download full textChaney, Bradford; Williams, Jeffrey – 1998
This statistical analysis report from the National Center for Education Statistics examines the current state of school libraries in the United States and how they have changed. The primary source of data in this report is the 1993-94 Library Survey, the first federally sponsored survey of library media centers and head librarians in elementary…
Descriptors: Change, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditures
Peer reviewedCarrigan, Dennis P. – Public Libraries, 1995
Narrative text and 6 tables provide information about a survey of 105 libraries on materials spending: number of questionnaires sent and returned; number and percentage of libraries with a materials spending policy; how percentages were determined; average (mean) percentage spent for materials; change in percent spent for materials in recent…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Information Technology, Library Collection Development, Library Expenditures
Peer reviewedBerger, Marilyn; Devine, Jane – Special Libraries, 1990
Describes a method of analyzing serials collections in special libraries that combines evaluative criteria with database management technology. Choice of computer software is discussed, qualitative information used to evaluate subject coverage is examined, and quantitative and descriptive data that can be used for collection management are…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Information Technology
Peer reviewedVia, Barbara J. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1992
A survey of library science librarians was conducted to assess their collection development strategies in response to the changing direction of library science education. Survey results indicate that traditional library science subject areas continue to be actively collected at a high level with the greatest growth in technological areas. (11…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Science, Information Technology
Miller, Marilyn L.; Shontz, Marilyn – School Library Journal, 1993
The sixth in a series of "School Library Journal" reports on trends in school library expenditures for program development shows that commitment to the teaching and motivating of reading is in conflict with fascination with technology and that access to books is being seriously curtailed by the deteriorating state of school library collections.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Information Technology, Learning Resources Centers
Miller, Marilyn L.; Shontz, Marilyn L. – School Library Journal, 1999
Presents findings from the "School Library Journal" survey of school library expenditures for FY 1997-98. Data include: budget allocation; salaries; library collection; technology; staff and certification; access to basic electronic resources; library policy; planning and communication between library media specialists and teachers; and…
Descriptors: Budgets, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Policy, Information Technology
LaPoint, Virginia A. – 1997
Traditionally, libraries have had a role of providing equitable access for those who might not otherwise have access, and this role continues today in implementing access to electronic resources. However, there are special problems in applying this mission to prison libraries. A short history of automation in prison libraries is followed by a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Technology, Internet, Library Automation
