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Sandler, Mark; Barling, Cathryn H. – Teaching Sociology, 1984
Sociology resources housed in the campus library potentially offer valuable support for a department's instructional efforts. Provided is a strategy for (1) evaluating an existing library collection; (2) correcting extant deficiencies; and (3) maintaining the balance and quality of the collection on an ongoing basis. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Information Sources, Library Administration
Meyers, Duane H. – Library Journal, 1977
A description of the four-month period in which Oklahoma County Libraries defended unlimited access to library collections including sex education materials for children. (KP)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Books, Censorship, Childrens Literature
Atkinson, Hugh C. – Library Journal, 1984
This essay discussing effects of automation on library personnel and library services notes civil service structures; failures in personnel administration; rigidity in library service; access to information by "temporary" language; evaluative, judgmental analysis of the book, data, or journal; dangers of centralized decision-making and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Decision Making, Information Retrieval, Job Skills
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Bureau of Library Services. – 1971
The manual is prepared for use in courses taught at the annual workshops sponsored by the Michigan Department of Education, Bureau of Library Services, for those public library personnel who need state certification. It includes the following sections: (1) The Public Library, (2) Selecting Materials for a Library, (3) Organization of Library…
Descriptors: Certification, Guides, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
Kelly, Joanne; And Others – 1979
This 2-part handbook for school librarians and media specialists addresses both the library skills curriculum for the school district (K-12) and administrative procedures for school libraries. The first section lists general student goals for library instruction, ideas for skills and activities to be taught at all grade levels, and the thinking…
Descriptors: Censorship, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities

Fowler, Jane E. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1976
Describes the method used by Bates College Library to evaluate periodicals. (PF)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Material Selection
North Clackamas School District 12, Milwaukie, OR. – 1978
Guidelines for library media services for the North Clackamas School District were developed by two teams representing the elementary, junior high, and senior high schools. These minimum standards describe the goals and objectives for library media services to students, staff, and community; the operation of the media centers; and the audiovisual…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers

Harrison, Helen P. – Journal of Documentation, 1979
Traces the history of nonbook materials in libraries--aspects such as selection, acquisition, organization, and bibliographic control are discussed in detail. Also described are attempts at standardization of material description, development of national bibliographic centers, and physical/logical organization of materials. A bibliography of 328…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cataloging, Copyrights, Library Acquisition
Moore, Susan; And Others – 1984
Designed to assist rural Montana schools in establishing and maintaining library-media centers, this procedures manual presents basic and specific information on all phases of operating a small school library. The first three chapters set forth the major responsibilities of the school librarian, Montana standards for school library personnel, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
Evans, Glyn T.; And Others – 1977
The purpose of this project is to develop a set of computer programs to perform a variety of collection development analyses on the machine-readable cataloging (MARC) records that are produced as a byproduct of use of the online cataloging subsystem of the Ohio College Library System (OCLC), and made available through the OCLC Distribution Tape…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Programs, Development, Library Administration
Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. – 1992
The school library has long been recognized as an integral part of any school system. It plays a vital role in the total instructional program at all grade levels, and provides students and teachers with access to the world of knowledge. The school library is not only a source of materials necessary to support the basic curriculum of the school,…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Elementary Secondary Education, Fair Use (Copyrights), Information Skills

North, William D. – Journal of Library Administration, 1986
Identifies the tasks that the library administrator must complete if the collection is to successfully withstand censorship. Using an analogy of the construction, arming, and manning of a "citadel," a strategy is presented which is adaptable to the broadest range of attack on collection, acquisition, and dissemination policies of…
Descriptors: Censorship, Intellectual Freedom, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
Martin, Gail M. – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1980
Details a method of setting up and administering a career resource center in a public library. Gives specific sources of information and materials. (JOW)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Planning, Library Administration, Library Material Selection
Evans, G. Edward – 1995
Designed to help library students gain an understanding of building library collections for specific communities of users, this text presents the process of collection development. Emphasizing collection development in general, rather than the process in any particular institutional setting, the book provides a discussion of needs assessment,…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection, Library Policy

Monroe, William S. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1992
Selective review of the collection development literature for 1991 discusses the access versus ownership issue; organization, policy, and planning; budgets and finance; selection; assessment, weeding, and preservation; and special collections. (177 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Library Administration, Library Collection Development, Library Collections