A survey is made of the more important technological and managerial problems in the planning of university library services and recommendations are made for a positive program of innovation and development. Two approaches are explored in considerable detail. The first is the use of operations research models of the acquisition and storage…

The university library crisis is twofold: (1) as a product of sheer physical and technological growth and (2) as a questioning of faith or self-confidence. (Author/NH)

Planning any undergraduate library represents an unusual, complex and multi-problemed process. This working paper, composed of selected quotes or comments from actual planners, attempts to offer an overview of the more pressing concerns. The appended "decision checklist" used on one campus outlines topics important to the thinking of any…

The document is a sample of the library reports prepared by Iran's Fulbright librarians and as such was distributed widely in Iran by the U.S. Information Service. It is designed to guide Jundi Shahpour University Library development over a period of several years and demonstrates the application of modern western library science to the oldest…

Three aspects of the problem of library reorganization are considered with specific reference to scientific and technological libraries: the politics of centralization; the concept of accessibility; and the interaction of science and technology. (28 references) (Author)

Using a new type of management called consultative, with data available from library-wide automated systems providing the basis for use and user surveys and analysis, each professional librarian participates in the decision-making and problem-solving functions within the library organization at the University of Guelph, Ontario Library. (Author/PF)

Intellectual, administrative, and financial problems are apparent for libraries in schools with interdisciplinary studies. Cooperation is needed for the most effective acquisition and organization of materials. (Author/PG)

The purpose of the directory is to publicize innovative library activities in post secondary educational institutions. To compile the directory, a report form and cover letter were sent to 119 college libraries and 12 library schools. A total of 101 reports of individual programs were received with 75 libraries and five library schools responding…

Narrates experiences at Randolph Macon College Library in instituting an online search service and offers suggestions to those considering starting service. Proposals, equipment, selecting vendors, search aids, training, planning, policy, promotion, population served, uses and effectiveness, impact on workload and interlibrary loan, and records…

The aims of this one-year research project undertaken for the School of Librarianship were: (1) to determine the various information needs of the user groups in the colleges, (2) to investigate present library services in light of the users' needs and (3) to propose immediate and long-term development plans for the library. In this study the role…

This symposium attempts to bring librarians and university presidents together, to alert the presidents to some of the conditions that have blocked librarians from more daring, and presumably more fruitful, cooperative ventures; to seek their understanding and concern for those considerations, and to elicit council, encouragement or discouragement…

The present state of public, school and university libraries in the Democratic Republic of the Sudan is discussed. (2 references) (Author/SJ)

Dr. Dougherty was questioned about various aspects of the library's role in an academic setting. Among the topics discussed were: instructional media centers; library finances, library relevance, and librarian/teacher cooperation. (SM)

A general discussion is presented concerning the need for a faculty library committee, its makeup and its principal areas of contribution. (JN)