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Spencer, Carol – 1974
In July 1974, at the American Library Association Convention, a symposium on reference measurement was held. The basic premise was that work sampling and random time sampling with self-observation were the best methods of allocating personnel costs of reference services at the Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. First, reasons…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Conferences, Cost Estimates, Librarians
Peer reviewedRevill, D. H. – Journal of Documentation, 1981
Discusses concept of a national library service, and compares expenditures of the British Library with public libraries and polytechnic libraries. Issues related to the British Library's location, the services of its Lending Division, work supported by the Bibliographic Services Division, and images of the Reference Division are addressed. Listed…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Foreign Countries, Information Seeking, Interlibrary Loans
Robinson, Charles – Library Journal, 1992
Suggests that current trends in public library expenditures and buildings are not meeting user needs and criticizes the American Library Association's policy statement, "The Decade of the Librarian," for focusing on librarians rather than service. The future of libraries and the library profession, particularly the impact of electronic…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Futures (of Society), Librarians, Library Associations
Download full textKyrillidou, Martha, Comp.; Maxwell, Kimberly A., Comp. – 1996
This document reports data for the law and medical components of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) university libraries in the United States and Canada. Tables of summary data for collections, expenditures, and personnel and public services are presented separately for law and medical libraries by fiscal year. In addition, footnotes to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Law Libraries
Lynch, Mary Jo; And Others – 1994
In 1993, both the American Library Association (ALA) and the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) concluded that up-to-date statistics about school library media centers (LMCs) were needed in light of current state and local reform efforts and pending federal legislation related to the National Education Goals. A…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Associations, Library Collections
Young, Mark, Comp.; Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp. – 2002
This document presents results of the 2000-01 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Medical Library Statistics Questionnaire. Of 113 ARL university libraries, 63 responded to the survey. Results for each library are presented in the following data tables: (1) collections, including volumes in library, volumes added, monographs purchased, current…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Associations
Young, Mark, Comp.; Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp. – 2002
This document presents results of the 2000-01 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Law Library Statistics Questionnaire. Of 113 ARL university libraries, 75 responded to the survey. Results for each library are presented in the following data tables: (1) collections, including volumes in library, volumes added, monographs purchased, current…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Law Libraries
PDF pending restorationFlorida Dept. of State, Tallahassee. Div. of Library and Information Services. – 1998
This 49th annual Florida Library directory with statistics edition includes listings for over 1,000 libraries of all types in Florida, with contact named, phone numbers, addresses, and e-mail and web addresses. In addition, there is a section of library statistics, showing data on the use, resources, and financial condition of Florida's libraries.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Libraries
PDF pending restorationTaylor-Furbee, Sondra, Comp.; Kellenberger, Betsy, Comp. – 2001
The annual "Florida Library Directory with Statistics" is intended to be a tool for library staff to present vital statistical information on budgets, collections, and services to local, state, and national policymakers. As with previous editions, this 2001 edition includes the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and other information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
