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Preston, Jenny – 1975
The St. Louis Public Library conducted a survey of 3 public, 12 academic, and 16 special libraries in the St. Louis area to identify existing subject depths in various collections as well as subject areas in which libraries intend to build in the next five years. The survey data are presented in 13 tables, and the results are summarized. Plans for…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Collections, Library Cooperation
Download full textLesh, Nancy, Ed.; Morse, B. Jo, Ed. – 1984
Papers presented at the annual conference of the Alaska Library Association (AkLA) focused on the Alaska Library Network with special emphasis on collection development and resource sharing through networking. Papers and reports from the conference, some of which have been updated, are presented in six chapters. The first provides an overview of…
Descriptors: Library Acquisition, Library Automation, Library Collections, Library Material Selection
McCallum, John D. – 1972
In 1971 the Board of the Midwestern Regional Library System authorized a study of the periodical collections of the major public libraries, the three universities, and one community college within the Region. It was felt that the study would have immediate implications for the Regional library's developing "Information Services Program,"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indexes, Information Services, Library Collections
Julien, Don – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1985
Describes series of videocassette projects introduced in 1982 by the King County Library System (Seattle, Washington) leading to current collection of over 5,600 tapes. Population in library system's service area, exploration of marketplace, purchasing, library role, product packaging, circulation and overdue policies, demand for tapes, and…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development, Library Collections
Fischer, Russell G.; And Others – Library Journal, 1986
Three articles relate public library services in different areas: Project ASIA, cooperative venture of California public libraries to better meet reading and information needs of Asian community; extension services (additional stations, bookmobile) instituted by Bedford (Virginia) Public Library; and preservation of and access to local history…
Descriptors: Archives, Asian Americans, Bookmobiles, Cataloging
Lettner, Loretta L.; And Others – Library Journal, 1985
Three articles present: results of survey of use of videocassettes and audiocassettes in academic and public libraries; (2) results of a survey of library collections of audiocassettes of books and their acceptance by patrons; and (3) a description of the operation of a videocircuit by a regional library system. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiotape Cassettes, Higher Education, Library Circulation
Robinson, Paul V. – 1974
Library use is declining in the United States because print media is no longer the preferred media of a large majority of the population. Of the wide variety of media used for information, instruction, and entertainment, only a small variety is available through the public library. Selection of appropriate media formats for library acquisition…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Centers, Educational Media, Learning Resources Centers, Library Acquisition
