Details the results of a survey on surveillance systems in community college libraries. Lists the security systems utilized by 88 responding libraries and discusses the effectiveness of the individual systems. Finds 3M Tattletape and Check Point the most used systems. (CBC)

A survey on the extent of library automation in academic libraries in Louisiana was undertaken to satisfy four objectives: (1) program planning for the library section of the 1980 Conference of Louisiana Colleges and Universities; (2) to provide information about library automation to the academic community; (3) planning assistance for the…

This collection of materials on small computer applications in research libraries, assembled by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), includes documents from ARL and non-ARL libraries illustrating local, commercial, and word processing computer applications. Among the contents of the…

Reports results of study measuring stack capacity at seven University of California medical and science libraries. Data collection, size of library collections, sample shelf measurements and volume widths, overall results, differences among libraries, time differences between old and new materials, and stack capacity estimates are highlighted.…

A survey of community college libraries gathered statistics on enrollment, faculty, range in the philosophies of library services, staff, budget, library resources, physical facilities, automation, audiovisual equipment, dial access information retrieval systems, television production, library orientation programs, and programs for the training of…