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King, Don; Griffiths, Jose-Marie – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Describes recent research by the authors who received the 1990 American Society for Information Science (ASIS) Research Award. Three main areas of studies are described: (1) evaluation measures, methods, and models; (2) planning and evaluation studies involving individual libraries and library systems; and (3) planning and evaluation of library…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Library Automation, Library Networks, Library Planning
Palmer, E. Susan – Library Research, 1981
Reviews studies of historical and current trends in the library location theory; the relationship between distance and library users and variables, including available transportation, use motivation, and community awareness; and public facility location models such as central place theory and elastic demand. Extensive references, four figures, and…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Distance, Foreign Countries, Library Planning

Durrance, Joan C.; Fisher, Karen E. – Library Trends, 2003
Examines what differences libraries and librarians make, primarily from the perspective of geographical communities. States reasons why this is an essential research issue and describes contributions of current public library planning tools to the determination of impact. Examines the framework that is essential for the intellectual development of…
Descriptors: Information Scientists, Librarians, Library Development, Library Planning

Walter, Virginia A. – Library Trends, 2003
Examines four significant unanswered questions related to children's and young adult services in public libraries. After reviewing the existing knowledge base that can serve as scaffolding for the needed research, the author suggests strategies for refining and implementing this research agenda. (Contains 62 references.) (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childrens Libraries, Library Development, Library Planning

Bertot, John Carlo; McClure, Charles R. – Library Trends, 2003
Identifies research topics related to outcomes assessment in a networked environment and discusses issues affecting these topics. Proposes a framework to relate traditional evaluation components and terminology to the networked environment and identifies factors in the networked environment that affect assessment methods. Suggests outcomes…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Evaluation Methods, Libraries, Library Administration
Shavit, David – 1984
Research on public libraries is conducted in library and information science schools, commercial firms, state library agencies, research institutes, and some public libraries and library systems. While a number of library science professionals demand research, there appears to be a lack of the communication of research results so that they may be…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Information Science, Library Administration, Library Planning

Wallace, James O. – Library Trends, 1982
Discusses the library standards--"Guidelines for Two-Year College Learning Resources Programs"--as approved in 1972 by three national associations, highlighting addition of quantitative standards in 1979, review in 1981, utilization for research studies, role in accreditation process, and use for statewide planning. A 28-item…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accreditation (Institutions), Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
Little, Paul L. – 1986
This discussion of ways to solve the problem of overdue library materials reviews three pertinent articles from the library literature, several studies of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Library system, and a 1985 study at a southwestern public library. Attempted solutions are cited, including fines, overdue notices, retrieval methods such as the…
Descriptors: Fines (Penalties), Library Administration, Library Circulation, Library Facilities
Summers, F. William – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1985
Describes the use of library surveys as a tool for library planning in the United States from the late 19th century to the present. Different eras of library planning in the United States are identified, and the weaknesses and strengths of the survey method are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Federal Government, Government Role, Library Planning, Library Research

Schlichter, Doris J.; Pemberton, J. Michael – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Literature analysis indicates that surveys are not widely used in the planning process for academic libraries because of difficulties with design of user studies, translation of survey results into management decisions, and acceptance of survey data by librarians. Trends such as competition from private information sources will force a change in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Librarian Attitudes
Line, Maurice B. – 1989
Arguing that library and information needs should be met at the national, rather than at the local level, this report analyzes ways to meet these needs with special reference to the role of national libraries. The first two chapters highlight such library and information concerns as: (1) collection and preservation of documents of national…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Information Dissemination
Epstein, Susan Baerg – 1984
This document contains the full transcript of a 2-day workshop on library automation. The first day of the workshop was devoted to a review of the state-of-the-art of library automation and the second day included presentation of testimony by Maine librarians. The transcript of the first day includes discussions of the historical development of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Automation, Library Cooperation, Library Networks

Butler, Meredith; Davis, Hiram – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Discusses the importance of strategic planning in academic libraries. Topics addressed include the culture of the research institution, benefits of strategic planning, empowerment of the library through planning, and a framework for the planning process. Examples of planning from two university libraries that involved staff, faculty,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Library Administration

Dean, John F. – Journal of Library Administration, 1986
Examines changes in emphasis on collection development and conservation in both library and archival materials in recent years, and outlines evaluative criteria and priorities to be used in formulating collection management policy. (CLB)
Descriptors: Archives, Evaluation Criteria, Library Collection Development, Library Planning

Byrd, Gary D. – College and Research Libraries, 1990
Argues that recent dramatic increases in the numbers and prices of scholarly journals are evidence of a distorted economic marketplace for scholarly information. The discussion covers the strategies needed to reshape the current system of scholarly communication and the need for leadership within the research library community. (34 references)…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Economic Climate, Leadership, Library Expenditures
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