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Tynan, Mark; McCarney, Eoin – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2014
University College Dublin became the first library in the Republic of Ireland to trial patron-driven acquisition (PDA) as a collection development tool in 2013. A total of 42% of UCD Library's book budget was allocated to the project, which included both electronic and print books. This article describes the twelve month project from the tender…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Libraries, Library Materials, Users (Information)
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Wagner, Victoria H. – Journal of Access Services, 2007
Beyond collecting traditional circulation statistics, tracking in-house use of library materials is a significant measure of how patrons use our resources. In our pilot project, Lending Services staff members conducted nightly pick-ups of library materials left on tables, in carrels, in study rooms, as well as books cast aside in the stacks areas…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Pilot Projects, Library Services, Library Research
Kennedy, Gail A.; Lach, Michael J., Jr. – 1986
The process of identifying items in a library's collection by assigning to each a unique machine readable code has been generally referred to as barcoding. Barcoding is often one of the first critical projects a library will embark upon in the process of automation. This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit addresses many of the major…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Automation, Library Collections
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Miller, William A.; Billings, Marilyn – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2012
Digital repositories are new tools for documenting the accumulated scholarly work produced at academic institutions and disseminating that material broadly via the internet. Digital repositories support all file types and can be adapted to meet the custom design specifications of individual institutions. A section for community engagement…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Research Libraries, Partnerships in Education, School Community Programs
Fischer, Norman M. – 1978
This report presents comprehensive recommendations in the library budget formula area for public 2- and 4-year institutions in Washington based on recommendations adopted by the council in 1976 with some revisions. A review and analysis of statistical data supplied by the 4-year institutions and community college system in the areas of staffing,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
Johnson, Jennifer; Mandity, Edward – Computers in Libraries, 2010
In fall 2008, a collaborative partnership was formed between the libraries of two Indiana universities--Marian College's (now Marian University) Mother Theresa Hackelmeier Memorial Library, and the University Library at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). The authors discuss the digital nature of this collaboration, which…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Partnerships in Education, Intercollegiate Cooperation
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Smith, Jane – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 2008
Texas A&M University has a history of international collaboration, cooperation and global outreach. Texas A&M University at Qatar provides engineering students in the Middle East with an education, and ultimately, a degree comparable to that found on our home campus in College Station. The Texas A&M University Libraries have provided…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Schools of Education, International Cooperation, Library Facilities
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1987
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit draws on materials related to preservation activities that have evolved over the past six years. In addition, information obtained from 97 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries that responded to a 1984/85 pilot preservation survey conducted by the ARL Microform Project, as…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Decision Making, Guidelines, Higher Education
Waters, Donald J. – 1991
The Yale University Library, one of the earliest developers of preservation microfilming practices, is today engaged in the first stages of a long-term and comprehensive effort to develop practical systems for the conversion of microfilm to digital image, and thereby to develop an understanding of the appropriate relationship of the two…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Feasibility Studies, Higher Education, Library Materials
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Gedeon, Randle; Boston, George – Acquisitions Librarian, 2005
This article describes the development of the "Electronic Journal Finder," a TDNet installation for the University Libraries of Western Michigan University. Topics covered include: rationale for subscription project timeline, content, product customization, set-up, maintenance issues, reporting functions, directing URL links, searching…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Electronic Journals, Library Automation
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1985
Papers on national libraries which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "The Lenin State Library in Transition" (N. S. Kartashov, The Lenin State Library, USSR); (2) "Preserving for Access" (Guy Sylvestre, Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Science
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1985
Papers on library material acquisition, collection development, and exchange programs, which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "International Collaboration among Acquisition Librarians: Obstacles and Opportunities" (Charles Willett, University of Florida Libraries,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Government Publications