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Survivor: The Library Edition
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Curzon, Susan Carol – Library Journal, 2009
Six years ago, the author shared some strategies on managing a cutback ("Budget Shortfalls," "Library Journal" 5/15/03, p. 34-35). Now, people are in an even more severe economic downturn. In this article, the author offers some additional tips on how to cope with more budget shortfalls during this recession.
Descriptors: Budgets, Retrenchment, Libraries, Library Administration
Moving a Medical Center Library.
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Roth, Britain G. – Special Libraries, 1985
Planning and moving procedures that facilitated the relocation of a medical center library collection of 30,000 book and journal volumes and 600 audiovisuals are detailed in four areas: space planning, avoidance of service disruptions, library staff morale, and physical handling of materials. An 8-item bibliography is included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Facilities, Library Materials, Library Personnel
University Archives: The Australian Scene.
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Allen, Nessy – College and Research Libraries, 1989
Describes the development and administration of archives in Australian universities, and discusses problems relating to financial support, staffing, space allocation, placement, and management. The outlook for the future of archives in Australia is then examined, focusing on financial support and the role of the government in encouraging…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Effective Use of Existing Space in Libraries.
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Brown, Nancy A. – Canadian Library Journal, 1981
Discusses the effective use of stack space through weeding, storage, microfilm, and selection; study space based on student population; and service space by reorganization of staff, collections, and study space. Three references are noted. (CHC)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Collections
University Library Planning: The Experience of the University of Petroleum and Minerals.
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Ashoor, M. Saleh – International Library Review, 1983
Outline of the development of a university library serving approximately 5,232 faculty, staff, and students covers goals and projections, library facilities and space utilization, personnel requirements, administration changes, collection development, materials budgets, library services, adoption of online systems, and library organization…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Developing Nations, Higher Education, Library Administration
The Planning, Implementation, and Movement of an Academic Library Collection.
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Kurkul, Donna Lee – College and Research Libraries, 1983
Discusses methodology, logistics, and time/cost study of planning, implementation, and relocation of 682,810 volume Smith College Library collection into its newly constructed and renovated facility. Call number sequence location, collection movement phasing and formulas for sequence distribution, and personnel requirements are noted. Elementary…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Facility Expansion, Facility Improvement, Feasibility Studies
The Design of Media Facilities.
Chircop, Saviour – 1985
The first of five chapters in this master's thesis examines the current status of media facilities and historical factors that have contributed to their development. An analysis of the design of media facilities following the principle of "form follows function" begins in the second chapter, which expounds a theoretical model of the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Budgeting, Centralization, Design Requirements