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Redfield, Gretchen – 1978
As a first step towards resource sharing among libraries in the Cleveland Area Metropolitan Library System (CAMLS), a unique method, called the Site Appraisal for Area Resources Inventory (SAFARI), was developed to examine the library collections. This approach was different than others in that collections were compared by experts in a specific…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Facility Inventory, Libraries, Library Collections
National Library of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1976
The Task Group advocates the development, with the guidance and support of the National Library of Canada, of a Canadian Library Network with the objectives of equalizing opportunity for access to information and making use of total Canadian library resources more cost-effective. This network would be composed of three interrelated components--a…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Communications, Cost Effectiveness, Databases
Sinclair, Dorothy – 1977
This document examines the importance and difficulties in resource sharing and acquisition by libraries and introduces the procedures of the Site Appraisal for Area Resources Inventory (SAFARI) system as a method of comparative evaluation of subject collections among a group of libraries. Resource, or collection, sharing offers specific…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Guides
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1973
This report describes the efforts of the Council on Library Resources to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and economy of operations in libraries during 1972-73. It covers 9 major areas: national library services, automation and networks, the academic library, the public library, microform and nonprint media, preservation and library…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Archives, Automation, College Libraries
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Waddock, Sandra A.; And Others – 1979
This comprehensive report of the pre-White House Massachusetts Governor's Conference on Libraries and Information Services includes background and planning information, a summary of events and speeches at the conference, and the resolutions resulting from the conference. Participants were predominantly lay people with some representatives of the…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Citizen Participation, Community Surveys, Conference Reports
South Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1974
Financial and operational data and brief program descriptions are provided for the projects of fiscal year 1974-75 funded in South Carolina under the Library Services and Construction Act. Projects include the strengthening of collections and services, service to the handicapped and those with special needs, film programs, and library networking.…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Federal Aid
Thomas, Sarah M.; Needle, Lester P. – 1974
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) inhouse library systems fall into two principle categories: basic library inventory systems and literature retrieval systems. Currently, the library network supports three inventory systems: the journal system; the hard bound book system; and the circulation system. At the same time, five efforts are…
Descriptors: Books, Computer Oriented Programs, Environmental Education, Information Retrieval
Michigan Library, Lansing. – 1982
To assist in the dissemination of information concerning Michigan public library projects funded under the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), this publication presents a collection of project reports from grant recipients. The state LSCA long range planning and report process is briefly described and members of the LSCA Planning…
Descriptors: Computer Output Microfilm, Hearing Impairments, Interlibrary Loans, Library Collections