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Himmel, Ethel E., Comp.; Wilson, William J., Comp. – 2000
This publication, which replaces "Standards for Library Functions at the State Level" (third edition) published in 1985) acknowledges and celebrates the richness and diversity of state library agencies while documenting the reality of what they currently do. The publication is divided into two sections. The first section of these standards…
Descriptors: Library Collections, Library Development, Library Role, Library Services
Shore, Elliott, Ed.; Danky, James, Ed. – 1979
The papers presented focus on the library acquisition, processing, and use of alternative publications, which include small press and other materials produced by non-standard, non-establishment groups or individuals. In "Libraries and Alternatives: An Essay," Patricia Glass Schuman discusses the importance of alternative publications and…
Descriptors: Activism, Cataloging, Developing Nations, Feminism
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1979
A 1979 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey on special collections in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions focuses on centralized departments that handle rare books, manuscripts, archives, and author-subject collections. Statistical results from 66 survey replies reporting on the staffing, size, and expenditures of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Support, Higher Education, Information Needs
McCabe, Gerald B., Ed.; Person, Ruth J., Ed. – 1995
This book is designed to educate campus administrators on the issues facing their libraries, and the role that a library should have on the campus. Chapters are: (1) "The Academic Library: Its Place and Role in the Institution" (Joanne R. Euster); (2) "What Community Colleges Need from Their Libraries" (David R. Dowell & Jack A. Scott); (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Education, College Libraries, Community Colleges
Download full textBanks, Jennifer – 1993
This resource guide focuses on handling library materials that are too deteriorated to benefit from other preservation treatments. Hopeless case items, that would require an unreasonable amount of conservation work to fix, can be resolved through a process of reselecting items by replacing them or reformatting them. The reselection integrates…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Cataloging, Decision Making
Carr, Jo Ann, Ed. – 2001
Curriculum Materials Centers (CMCs), resource centers that support teacher education programs, are facing many challenges, including maintaining funding, meeting increased expectations, and coping with changes in technology. This volume covers a wide range of management issues from the perspective of 18 librarians, including practical advice on…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Annotated Bibliographies, Electronic Libraries
Williams, Delmus E., Ed.; Garten, Edward D., Ed. – 1999
This book presents the following papers on library organizational and management issues: (1) "Knowledge Management: An Essential Framework for Corporate Library Leadership" (Deanna J. Streng); (2) "Critical Factors for Collaboration in an Academic Library Setting" (Charlotte M. Knoche); (3) "Salaries of Academic Librarians…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cooperative Programs, Corporate Libraries, Corporations
