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Download full textCorya, William L.; And Others – 1973
This overview study examines the systems presently used at Purdue University to circulate library and audiovisual materials in the general library, the 28 departmental libraries, and the audiovisual center. Also examined are three basic approaches to the automation of library circulation systems, with examples drawn from systems already in…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Centers, College Libraries, Library Automation
Bell, Elsie L. – 1978
To help clarify the role of urban main libraries, visits were made to nine library systems serving populations of 500,000 to 750,000 for the purpose of exploring: (1) system priorities; (2) budgetary support for materials; (3) public service staff; and (4) materials selection procedures. Particular emphasis was placed upon the financial and…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Budgets, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. Div. of State Libraries. – 1973
A statewide library development program designed to provide total library services to meet educational, informational, and cultural needs of the people of Alaska is outlined in this document. The body of the report is divided into three sections. In the first, the purpose, scope, and development of the plan are summarized. The second section…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Library Extension, Library Facilities, Library Materials
Croneis, Karen S., Comp.; Short, Bradley H., Comp. – SPEC Kit, 2000
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) Kit reports results of a survey attempting to characterize "branch libraries" and "discrete collections" housed in main academic libraries. The results provide a snapshot of current definitions, subject areas, services, and administration of these collections, as well as…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Branch Libraries, Higher Education, Library Networks
Jackson, Miles M. – 1978
A five week trip to study library and information services in the South Pacific included visits to American Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, New Guinea, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam. This report provides information on each country's library services, structure and organization, staffing, collections, facilities, and any…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Librarians
Library Council of Victoria, Melbourne (Australia). – 1974
Faced with task duplication in its public branch libraries, the Library Council of Victoria, Australia, undertook a feasibility study called Technilib to determine whether a central cataloging and processing bureau should be established. Consultants considered the practicality and expense of introducing a centralized cataloging service using the…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Cataloging, Costs, Feasibility Studies
Kitchens, James A.; And Others – 1974
During the second year of the Olney Project three major tasks were accomplished. Various solutions were found to the social, legal, administrative, library, and financial problems encountered in the nontraditional delivery of library services. The administrative machinery necessary to supervise effectively a community wide coordinated library…
Descriptors: Innovation, Institutional Cooperation, Library Cooperation, Library Extension
Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg. – 1974
The Pennsylvania Master Plan Committee, composed of librarians from all types of libraries and also of other interested citizens, reports here on goals, present status, and recommendations for the future of Pennsylvania libraries. After statements of need for a master plan and an outline of its development, goals for effective, widely available…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Financial Support, Information Services, Institutional Libraries
Pattie, Ling-yuh W.; Lach, Michael – 1992
This publication reports results of a survey of 83 ARL (Association of Research Libraries) member libraries that examined the decision making process in migration from one automated library system to another. Data are reported on planning; implementation; workflow redesign; and training, publicity, and evaluation. Supplemental materials include:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Integrated Library Systems, Library Associations
Givens, Beth – 1985
A year-long study involving 29 libraries (11 public, 5 academic, 1 combined academic/public, 6 special, 1 combined public/school, and 5 school) was undertaken in FY 1984 to monitor the usage of an existing union catalog--the Washington Library Network Resource Directory--and determine what policies and protocols should be considered when preparing…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Output Microfilm, Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation
Hinshaw, Marilyn L. – 1975
This report is a compilation of statistical information, comparison charts, programs, and long range goals and objectives for the Texas Trans-Pecos Library System, which is headquartered in the El Paso Public Library. The major goal is to make adequate library and information resources available to all residents of the nine counties in the region.…
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Networks, Library Planning, Library Services
Maryland State Board of Education, Baltimore. – 1976
The master plan for development of library services in Maryland provides direction and guidelines for state and local programs and activities to meet library and information needs of Maryland's citizens. This report describes progress made in 1975 toward meeting master plan recommendations. It reviews the programs and activities of the State…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Financial Support, Library Collections, Library Cooperation
Reenstjerna, Frederick Roberts – 1978
A community analysis study of the Hollins Branch Library, Roanoke, Virginia, was undertaken to evaluate the library's activities and services and provide a base for developing short and long range goals and objectives responsive to community needs. Data were gathered from various sources including regional and local planning agencies, local…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Community Characteristics, Community Study, County Libraries
Fact Finders, Albany, NY. – 1987
This report presents the findings of a survey of New York State Library System administrators and governors designed to provide an empirical benchmark of opinion within the New York State library system and to aid in discussion, evaluation, and planning at the library systems conference. Survey data were collected by means of telephone interviews…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Planning
Brown, Gerald R., Comp. – 1997
This report assesses the current stage of program development in the branch libraries of the Saint Lucia Public Library and Information System (PLIS), based on data collected during September-December 1997 using a branch library questionnaire, site visits, and informal surveys of library users. The vision and philosophical statements used to frame…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Foreign Countries, Institutional Mission, Library Administration
