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Cope, Russell L. – 1980
To better serve the diverse and complex needs of the parliamentarian, parliamentary libraries are transferring the emphasis of their activities from collection building to the provision of increasingly more costly library services. Parliamentary libraries must accept that information prepared for members of parliament is more differentiated and…
Descriptors: Information Needs, International Organizations, Law Libraries, Legislators
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Kronick, David A. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1982
Discusses the changes in the social and economic environment that have pushed libraries into retreating from their traditional objective of preserving the cultural record, and suggests that the solution to this problem must be sought by means of national-level resource and cost-sharing programs. A 21-item reference list is included. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Acquisition, Library Administration, Library Collections
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
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Martin, Murray S. – Library Trends, 1994
Discusses changes in libraries and the influence they have on library budgets. Highlights include reorganization in response to changes; automation, including document delivery in place of acquisitions; the library role; relationships with dealers and vendors; library materials, including the expansion of nonprint materials such as databases; and…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Databases, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. – 1984
This primer for Mississippi school librarians is designed for use as a planning guide by teachers, librarians, administrators, and supervisors involved in developing school library programs. The ten chapters of the bulletin cover: philosophy of the school library; standards; school library facilities; library collection development, including…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Library Acquisition
Colson, John Calvin – 1983
Intended to contribute to a better understanding of research library development in the United States, this report describes the history of the development of the library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin from 1904 to 1918. It is based on records of the relationships between three principals--John R. Commons and Richard T. Ely (members…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Development, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation
Hoadley, Irene B. – 1976
Academic libraries are in a period of transition, self-examination, and change. Management is considering new methods, such as management by objectives. Unionization is growing. Since funding tends to be diminishing while library growth continues, cooperative acqusitions promise improved accessibility. Ways to better serve users need to be found,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Financial Support, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Padilla, Raymond V. – 1973
The paper defines the fundamental policy issues facing the Chicano Studies Program with respect to library services, outlines a general position which Chicano Studies can take in relation to those issues, and provides concrete suggestions for improving the library services now available to Chicano Studies through both the Chicano Studies Library…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Libraries, Delivery Systems, Ethnic Studies
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Diedrichs, Carol Pitts; Ogburn, Joyce L.; Boissonnas, Christian – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1998
Presents three perspectives on the future of library acquisitions. Discussion includes changing roles of academic administrators and acquisition librarians; acquisitions management and the role of the digital library; and technological development and the professional character of acquisitions. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society)
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Johnson, Ian M. – Information Development, 1995
Reports on the IFLA Pre-Session Seminar on international issues in school librarianship (Caldes de Montbui, Spain, August 1993). Summarizes papers dealing with the role of school libraries in developing countries; selection and acquisitions; management and financial support; and country reports on the school library situation. Also includes…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, International Organizations, Library Acquisition
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Thornton, Glenda A. – Library Trends, 2000
As the purchase of virtual resources accelerates, particularly through consortial agreements, the autonomy of the local library will fade and the roles of librarians will change drastically. This rapid transformation is illustrated by a discussion of OhioLINK and its positive and negative effects on one member library. (Contains 21 references.)…
Descriptors: Change, Consortia, Information Technology, Librarians
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Shaughnessy, Thomas W. – Journal of Library Administration, 1990
Discusses changes that are occurring in academic libraries as they try to keep up with the growth in sources of information. Topics discussed include acquisitions; interlibrary loan; new technologies in libraries; library expenditures; library staff; collection development; and the need to redefine the library's role to that of an information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Sources
Interracial Books for Children Bulletin, 1976
For some years, groups like the Council on Interracial Books for Children (CIBC) have been urging librarians to take a second look at children's books previously regarded as classics and to evaluate them in the light of the new consciousness which acknowledges the oppression of Third World peoples and women. On January 29, 1973, the Board of…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Librarians, Libraries
Breivik, Patricia Senn; And Others – 1982
Based on a need to assess current library strengths and weaknesses and to project potential library roles in supporting higher education, this master plan makes a series of recommendations to Colorado's academic libraries. It is noted that the plan was endorsed by both the Colorado Commission on Higher Education and the Colorado State Department…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans
Shaw, Suzanne J. – 1989
This document reports the results of a follow-up survey of 34 Association of Research Libraries member libraries which was conducted in 1989 to measure changes that had taken place in the administration of computer files (CF)--previously referred to as machine readable data files--since the original survey in 1984. It is noted that this survey…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Information Management, Information Retrieval
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