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Download full textReinwand, Louis, Comp. – 2000
This document begins with a statement of purpose for the Utah Governor's Mansion Library. Acknowledgments of individual contributors, institutional contributors, and the Governor's Mansion Foundation Library Committee members are acknowledged. An extensive bibliography lists the Library's holdings; entries are divided into sections for nonfiction,…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Library Collection Development, Library Collections, Special Libraries
Peer reviewedChing, Joanna Tan Yeok; Chennupati, K. R. – Library Review, 2002
Discussion of evaluation methods to determine how a library's collection is being used focuses on use of citation analysis to evaluate the collection of the Ministry of Education library in Singapore. Highlights include compiling lists of citations from users; and an analysis of interlibrary loan records. (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citation Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Government Libraries
Peer reviewedSy, Karen J.; Walther, Peg – Special Libraries, 1989
Describes an exploratory study of government agency libraries that was conducted as a first step in the development of a theoretical framework to study the role of information provision by libraries in policy-making contexts. The library functions discussed include tracking issues and clientele, retrieving relevant information for clientele, and…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Information Needs, Library Collection Development, Library Role
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1991
The 11 papers in this booklet were presented at meetings of 3 sections within the Division of General Research Libraries: (1) "On the Concept of Development of the National Library of the USSR" (N. I. Tyulina); (2) "Strategic Planning in National Libraries" (Maurice B. Line, UK); (3) "Strategic Planning in National…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiovisual Aids, Culture, Federal Government
Peer reviewedTameem, Jamal A. – International Library Review, 1988
Describes the role of and services offered by the Institute of Diplomatic Studies Library in Saudi Arabia. Topics covered include the objectives of the institute and the library facilities, collections, acquisitions programs, cataloging procedures, administrative policies, and future plans. (seven references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. – 1989
This pamphlet describes the many services that the Library of Congress (LC) provides. A brief historical background of the Library's founding is followed by descriptions of LC's buildings and facilities. Other topics which are presented include the library's extensive collection, which runs the gamut from papyrus to optical disk; services to…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Cultural Activities, Federal Government, Government Libraries
Newlen, Robert R. – American Libraries, 1998
Describes the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) library. Highlights include security measures, a day in the life of two CIA librarians, sample reference questions, collection development, the Historical Intelligence Collection, the CIA Web site, and library modernization. (JAK)
Descriptors: Archives, Current Events, Federal Government, Government Libraries
Lynch, Mary Jo; Dunn, Christina; Halstead, Kent; Fox, Bette-Lee; Jones, Emily J. – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 1999
Presents: "Research on Libraries/Librarianship in 1998"; "Assessment of the Role of School/Public Libraries in Support of Education Reform"; "Number of Libraries in the United States, Canada, and Mexico"; Highlights of NCES Surveys"; "Library Acquisition Expenditures, 1997-1998: United States Public,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
