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Rettig, James – Reference Librarian, 1995
Presents a fictional scenario of library reference service for the first part of the 21st century. Examines 10 major social trends for the 1990s; critiques services in terms of these trends and notes the library's role and the need to incorporate them into reference services. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Futures (of Society), Library Development, Library Role

Buckland, Michael K. – Library Trends, 2003
Five Grand Challenges are proposed for library research: (1) Library service: Could library services be made more meaningful? (2) Library theory: Who knew what when? (3) Library design: Have digital libraries been designed backwards? (4) Library values: How neutral can libraries be? (5) Library communities: How do communities differ? (AEF)
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Electronic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Library Development
Johnson, Hilary – 1995
Academic liaison--the two-way communication between a particular academic area and the library, focused through an individual or group of library staff--has received little attention in the debate about performance measurement. Changes have taken place in higher education libraries in both scale, with the growth of student numbers, and intent,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Development
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Library Development. – 1991
Noting that information is needed about libraries' roles in literacy activities in terms of the outcomes, the Library Programs Office of the U.S. Department of Education awarded the Division of Library Development a grant to develop a model that would evaluate literacy activities in such a fashion. A result of this effort, this library literacy…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Research

Werking, Richard Hume – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1988
Discusses issues involved in the allocation of book funds in academic libraries. The topics covered include faculty versus librarian control of book budgets, evaluation criteria and measurement techniques that have been used to determine allocations, and the problems with rigid mathematical approaches to allocations. (35 notes with references)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Budgeting, College Faculty

Baldwin, Margaret – Catholic Library World, 1988
Discusses the need for ongoing evaluation within high school libraries to ensure adequate library services, which, in turn, enhance the total educational program. The evaluation of library facilities, collections, and staff is discussed, and an annotated bibliography of evaluation tools is provided. (6 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, High Schools, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collection Development

Caywood, Carolyn – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 1988
Provides guidelines for young adult librarians developing nonprint media collections. The discussion covers the formation of collection development policies, the need to involve the community in policies, and material selection criteria. Bibliographies of guides and reviewing sources are included. (CLB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Involvement, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
Jakubs, Deborah – 1989
The introduction to this Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit explains the Conspectus method, which was developed in 1980 by the Research Libraries Group (RLG) as a means of systematically and qualitatively evaluating large library collections. The discussion considers advantages and disadvantages of this tool, which evaluates past…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Policy, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education

Nauman, Ann K. – Reading Teacher, 1987
Notes that with the growing diversity in ethnic backgrounds, school librarians are challenged to find materials to meet children's cultural needs. (JC)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childhood Needs, Childrens Literature, Cultural Context

Fujimoto, Jan Dee – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1990
Argues that conflicts existing within the professional value system of librarianship have made it difficult for librarians to fulfill their obligation to represent fairly the values and viewpoints of all segments of society. Professional goals and ideals that demonstrate such conflicts are discussed, and possible means to their resolution are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Censorship, Community Attitudes, Evaluation Criteria