Since the publication of the third edition of this book in 1961, numerous changes have occurred in the policies, procedures, functions and technology of academic librarianship. The present volume incorporates the literature of the past 13 years, and the author concludes that while the changes implied through the literature are significant and…

A general methodology for cost effectiveness analysis was developed and applied to the Colorado State University library loan desk. The cost effectiveness of the existing semi-automated circulation system was compared with that of a fully manual one, based on the existing manual subsystem. Faculty users' time and computer operating costs were…

The administrative problems encountered by librarians and other school media personnel are discussed in this book. Thirty case studies, each representative of a common problem, are presented. The problems range from a librarian's conflict with direct-wide book policy to students caught stealing library materials. The book is based on a nation-wide…