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Peer reviewedMichel, George J. – Catholic Library World, 1977
Economic difficulties for the university library made it necessary to assess the library needs of faculty and students in teaching and research. Proposed are several functions for the library committee: a new linkage to the University, planning and management, and cost-benefit research. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Libraries, Governance, Library Administration
MacLean, Barbara; And Others – 1985
Written to guide librarians and staff in all types of libraries, this manual describes steps in the processes of writing collection development statements and assessing library collections. The first section focuses on the collection development policy--the benefits of a written policy, who should write the statement, and elements to be included.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, Library Administration
McAbee, Sonja L., Comp.; Bevis, Mary D., Ed.; Poe, Jodi W., Ed.; Whitesel, George, Ed. – 2001
In 1991, the staff of the Houston Cole Library (Jacksonville State University, Alabama) published its first formal "Collection Management and Development Policy." This was used as a guide in conducting a complete assessment of the Library's collections. This second edition is a revision of the 1991 publication. The first section is an…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Management, Library Administration
Miller, J. Gormly – 1981
Growing concern on behalf of the Cornell Libraries administration about the lack of a central plan for library collection development at Cornell resulted in a study of the collection development function at Cornell, and the product of that study is this comprehensive proposal for a university-wide library collection and information resource…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Higher Education, Information Networks
Download full textPiternick, George – 1974
A study was made to determine the present state of book storage in large North American academic libraries. A letter was sent to every academic library in the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to inquire if they engaged in book storage. From the 35 which answered affirmatively, 15 were selected for visitation: the libraries of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration
Interracial Books for Children Bulletin, 1976
For some years, groups like the Council on Interracial Books for Children (CIBC) have been urging librarians to take a second look at children's books previously regarded as classics and to evaluate them in the light of the new consciousness which acknowledges the oppression of Third World peoples and women. On January 29, 1973, the Board of…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Librarians, Libraries
Buschman, John – 1984
This paper explores issues related to the degree to which weight and emphasis are given in higher education hiring and promotion practices to research versus teaching and service. In particular it examines the special problems posed by research demands in traditionally non-research universities. Noting that one of the most significant…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Faculty Evaluation, Faculty Promotion
