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Insuring the Academic Library Collection.
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Cady, Susan A. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1999
Securing adequate insurance coverage is an important aspect of preserving library collections. Insurers determine rates, within an institution's limits of coverage, based on the library building's environment and the library's estimate of the collection's replacement cost. Methods of categorizing and projecting these costs are explored with…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Higher Education, Insurance
University of Virginia Library Preservation Planning Project Report.
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1981
This self-study, undertaken in March 1981 to collect and analyze data regarding the library's preservation problems and to develop a program addressing these needs, is presented in four sections. The first briefly describes the major findings of the study. The following section summarizes the major areas of need identified by an analysis of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Equipment, Library Expenditures
IFLA General Conference, 1989. Division of Management and Technology. Section on Conservation; Section on Information Technology; Section on Library Buildings and Equipment; Section on Statistics; Round Table on Audiovisual Media; Round Table for the Management of Library Associations. Booklet 60.
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1989
There are 15 papers in this collection from the Division of Management and Technology: (1) "Les Activites de formation dans les centres regionaux du Programme PAC" (Training Activities in the Regional Centers of the Preservation and Conservation Program) (Jean-Marie Arnoult); (2) "Professional Education for Preservation: An Overview" (John…
Descriptors: Archives, Copyrights, Foreign Countries, Information Technology
The Library/Dealer Relationship: Reflections on the Ideal.
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Richards, Daniel T. – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Considers trends and influences that affect the relationship between libraries and vendors. Topics discussed include information in electronic formats; selection criteria; economic factors and library budgets; resource sharing and cooperative collection development; sociological changes; preservation activities; and the evaluation of dealers. (six…
Descriptors: Budgets, Criteria, Economic Factors, Electronic Libraries
Collections: Their Development, Management, Preservation, and Sharing. Papers from the Joint Meeting of the Association of Research Libraries and the Standing Conference of National and University Libraries (York, England, September 19-22, 1988).
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Daval, Nicola, Ed. – 1989
Papers from the joint meeting are assembled in this document. Each of the meeting's five program sessions featured presentations by a Standing Conference of National and Universal Libraries (SCONUL) director and an Association of Research Libraries (ARL) director. The presentations highlight perspectives from both sides of the Atlantic and are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Technology
Library of Virginia Annual Report (July 1, 2000-June 30, 2001).
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Virginia State Library, Richmond. – 2001
This annual report details the activities and accomplishments of the Library of Virginia for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2001. Following messages from the Board Chairman and the Librarian of Virginia, the document reports on: acquisitions; "All Virginia Reads: An Evening with William Styron"; conservation and preservation; volunteers; the…
Descriptors: Donors, Library Acquisition, Library Collections, Library Expenditures