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Download full textStevenson, Grace Thomas – 1969
The purpose of the present study is to assist with the planning for improved reference service in the libraries of San Diego and Imperial counties, California, and to make recommendations regarding the location of area libraries and the relationships of the libraries within the system. The following recommendations are made for the system: (1)…
Descriptors: Budgets, Library Collections, Library Cooperation, Library Facilities
Naylor, Richard J. – Library Journal, 1987
Statistics on book budgets, population served, and collection size of individual public libraries in New York State were correlated with their circulation data to examine efficiency of scale for mid-size libraries. Findings show that circulation increases erratically with increased book budgets and size of population, but consistently with…
Descriptors: Budgets, Correlation, Library Circulation, Library Collections
Ragsdale, Betty M.; And Others – 1977
An in-depth examination of Henry County and the Blue Ridge Regional Library in Virginia was conducted to assess the effectiveness, needs, and objectives of the library. Included are a brief history of Henry County, its physical, social, and economic characteristics and projections, and an evaluation of district census data. A detailed description…
Descriptors: Budgets, Community Characteristics, Data Analysis, Demography
Oklahoma State Dept. of Libraries, Oklahoma City. – 1996
Public library and institutional library statistics are presented in this document. The first section, which focuses on public library statistics, provides an analysis of fiscal year 1995 data on income, expenditures, and resources. Following this analysis are five tables of statistics on operating income, expenditures, library collection and…
Descriptors: Budgets, Facilities, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
Oder, Norman – Library Journal, 2002
Reports results of a survey of public libraries that investigated trends in audiovisual materials. Highlights include format issues; audiobooks; media budgets for various formats; video collections; DVDs; circulation; collection sizes; music CDs; and future possibilities. (LRW)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Budgets, Futures (of Society), Library Circulation
Parry, Norm – 2002
More choice in formats for library customers may mean more constraints on choices in materials acquisition. An increase in the number of formats libraries provide may, over time, substantially alter the quality and diversity of library collections. This ERIC Digest examines some of the costs and challenges presented by format proliferation and…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Communications, Budgets, Costs
Gibson, Catherine – Library Journal, 1995
Discusses Indiana-Marion County Public Library's decision to implement centralized collection selection and to hire a collection development librarian. Benefits of centralized selection include the decentralization of subject materials and the consequent broadening of subject materials at branch libraries. Selection depends upon a knowledge of the…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Budgets, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development
Daval, Nicola, Comp.; Brennan, Patricia, Comp. – 1993
This volume presents data for the U.S. and Canadian libraries that were members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) during the 1991-92 fiscal year. The ARL membership consisted of 108 university libraries and 12 public or private independent research libraries. Overall, the 1991-92 statistics offer a gloomy view of the traditional…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgets, Economic Impact, Financial Problems
