Descriptor
Libraries | 44 |
Library Collection Development | 44 |
Library Services | 18 |
Information Technology | 11 |
Library Administration | 11 |
Library Planning | 9 |
Foreign Countries | 8 |
Library Cooperation | 8 |
Library Personnel | 8 |
Library Technical Processes | 8 |
Preservation | 8 |
More ▼ |
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Media Staff | 7 |
Practitioners | 7 |
Teachers | 2 |
Researchers | 1 |
Location
Mexico | 4 |
Canada | 2 |
Hawaii | 2 |
Federated States of Micronesia | 1 |
India | 1 |
North Carolina | 1 |
South Carolina | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
First Amendment | 2 |
Americans with Disabilities… | 1 |
Library Services and… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Siess, Judith A. – 2001
Taking an international approach to reflect the growing number of one-person libraries (OPLs) worldwide, this handbook and directory for OPLs covers organizational culture, customer service, time management and planning, budgeting, accounting, technology, collection development, education, downsizing, outsourcing, and many other key management…
Descriptors: Information Services, Information Technology, Libraries, Library Administration
Coffman, Steve – Searcher, 1999
Answers some of the more common objectives and addresses critical issues raised in over 250 responses from readers of the author's article, "Building the Largest Library: Driving into the Future" (Searcher, March 1999). Responses are discussed under four main subject areas: the catalog, collection development, interlibrary loan, and library…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Interlibrary Loans, Libraries, Library Administration
Cohen, Arlene, Ed. – 1999
This proceedings contains papers from the 1998 annual conference of the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives (PIALA). After welcoming remarks from Henry Robert and Isabel Rungrad, the following papers are included: "Sharing Our Successes, Discussing Our Future: A Survey of Pacific Collections Activities--Report from the…
Descriptors: Archives, Conferences, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development
Dwyer, Jim – ALKI, 1997
Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of limited outsourcing in libraries, focusing on the purchase of electronic bibliographic records. Argues that any outsourcing strategy based primarily on saving money is likely to result in lower quality collections and services and lower user satisfaction. (PEN)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Libraries, Library Collection Development, Library Services
Council on Library and Information Resources, Washington, DC. – 2001
In February 2001, the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and the National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage (NINCH) convened a meeting to discuss how museums and libraries are building digital collections and what business models are available to sustain them. A group of museum and library senior executives met with…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Technology, Libraries, Library Collection Development

Bushing, Mary C. – Library Trends, 1995
Libraries have failed to use marketing for three reasons: (1) a misunderstanding that equates marketing with publicity; (2) a lack of understanding of what marketing is; and (3) disagreement about the role of the client. Societal-marketing tries to balance patron demands with long-term societal needs in evaluating product excellence. (AEF)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Libraries, Library Collection Development, Library Services

Oppenheim, Charles – Information Services & Use, 2000
Focuses on copyright issues for digitization of literary works in hybrid libraries. Discusses which works are covered by copyright within the term "literary works"; exceptions to copyright; preservation copies; preparing for negotiation; the licensing agreement; the EU and copyright; and copyright after digitization. (AEF)
Descriptors: Copyrights, Fair Use (Copyrights), Libraries, Library Administration

Allen, Susan M. – Journal of Library Administration, 1998
Addresses the problems of how theft in libraries and archives is discovered, the proper aims of any recovery plan, actions that must included in the recovery plan, and the impact of a theft and recovery effort on the department. Offers concrete solutions vital to any recovery effort. (AEF)
Descriptors: Archives, Crime, Libraries, Library Administration
Slote, Stanly J. – 1997
Weeding is one of the best ways to make long-term improvements to library collections, but it is also a difficult and sometimes painful task. In the tradition of previous editions, this book guides librarians in the process of methodical and efficient weeding. The book shows how to identify core collections versus the weedable items. The approach…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Libraries, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development
Hannigan, Matt – Library Journal, 1997
Provides guidelines for ordering the best computer books, geared to the library's size. Covers series, articles, subjects, and publishers most useful to a broad audience, as well as the best places to seek information on new titles and where to find reviews. Offers time savers for upgrading a computer book collection and discusses weeding…
Descriptors: Computers, Guidelines, Information Sources, Information Technology

Ambler, Marjane – Tribal College, 1994
Discusses the role of the emerging tribal libraries, designed to serve as repositories of Native American history and knowledge. Indicates that the tribal libraries and archives have provided a means for recentralizing documents important to Native American history that had previously been moved to distant repositories by outside elements. (MAB)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Archives, Cultural Background

Hedstrom, Margaret – Computers and the Humanities, 1998
Argues that the difficulty and expense of preserving digital information is a potential impediment to digital library development. Discusses the present state of digital preservation, articulates requirements for users and custodians, and suggests research topics in storage media, migration, conversion, and overall management strategies. (DSK)
Descriptors: Archives, Educational Research, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
Breen, Eileen – 2001
This paper examines EMERALD LIS and how it facilitates the use of information contained in LIS (library and information science) journals for improvements and progress. EMERALD LIS is a full-text database of journals in information management, library technology, library and information service management, and collection management/development.…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Database Design, Full Text Databases, Information Management
Pearl, Nancy – Library Journal, 1995
Discusses 10 misconceptions that publishers have about libraries. Issues include library book budgets; purchasing paperbacks, multiple copies, best sellers versus reference books, and books as opposed to software/hardware; sources of information on new publications; promotional events; and different functions of libraries and bookstores. (JKP)
Descriptors: Books, Bookstores, Budgets, Computer Software

Hazen, Dan – Library Trends, 2000
Examines bibliographers and collection development in terms of seven sometimes overlapping contexts in order to gauge how and why their roles have changed in the past and to speculate about the future. Dimensions examined include the system of scholarly communication; information marketplace; library and university as organization; technological…
Descriptors: Change, Futures (of Society), Information Industry, Information Technology