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Wallace, Danny P. – 1982
Using data provided by the annual reports of Illinois public libraries and by the Illinois state library, this publication is a companion to the November 1982 issue of "Illinois Libraries," which enumerated the 16 data elements upon which the analyses are based. Three additional types of information are provided for each of six…
Descriptors: Library Expenditures, Library Networks, Library Services, Library Surveys
Jacobson, Benjamin; Roy, Mary – 1972
The principal purpose of the survey was to acquire data on U. S. and Canadian transportation library expenditures, staff, processing capacity, modal specialization and geographic distribution. Information was also requested on interaction between libraries and users outside the sponsoring organization, and viewpoints were solicited on needs for…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Library Expenditures, Library Networks, Library Surveys
Bills, Linda G. – 1983
A project was conducted from 1980 to 1982 to determine the costs and benefits of OCLC use in 29 small and medium-sized member libraries of the Illinois Valley Library System (IVLS). Academic, school, public, and special libraries participated by recording the time and staffing levels used for and the cost of OCLC and pre-OCLC cataloging (by…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Cost Effectiveness, Library Expenditures, Library Networks
Casey, Genevieve M. – 1969
The Bibliographical Center has three valuable assets: The regional union catalog, a staff with exceptional bibliographical expertise, and a regional organization which has withstood the test of time for more than thirty years. This reconnaisance study outlines the following major options for the Bibliographical Center: (1) continue as it is; (2)…
Descriptors: Information Centers, Information Networks, Library Cooperation, Library Expenditures
Boucher, Virginia; Fayad, Susan – 1988
A study was performed for the Colorado State Library to assess the current status of resource sharing--i.e., interlibrary loan (ILL), reference referral, and document delivery--among Colorado librarians, for the purpose of creating a benchmark for evaluating current services and for making recommendations for improvements in these areas. Four…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Interlibrary Loans, Library Expenditures, Library Networks
Olson, Edwin E. – 1970
The major dimensions of interlibrary cooperation which have implications for manpower development in librarianship are identified, categorized and described. These dimensions include: (1) the "power budget" of a cooperative; that is, the capability of a cooperative as represented by its structure, resources, and decision-making processes to…
Descriptors: Budgets, Cooperatives, Labor Needs, Labor Utilization

MacDougall, A. F.; And Others – Journal of Documentation, 1990
Discussion of operational effectiveness in libraries focuses on a modeling approach that was used to compare the effectiveness of a local interlibrary loan system with using a national system, the British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC). Cost figures and surveys of five academic libraries are described. (six references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Foreign Countries
Eckard, Helen M. – 1982
This report presents findings of the first national survey of U.S. library networks undertaken by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) from 1977 through 1979. A definition of library networks as used in the survey is provided, as well as information on the organizational type, general characteristics, nature of participants,…
Descriptors: Databases, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Cooperation
Linsley, Laurie S. – 1980
This study of the Florida Library Information Network (FLIN) interlibrary loan patterns and problems consisted of five primary activities: (1) a literature search; (2) an examination of statewide interlibrary loan (ILL) network models through a survey of all the state libraries and on-site visits to four of them; (3) an examination of ILL patterns…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation, Library Expenditures
BOWLER, ROBERTA; MARTIN, LOWELL A. – 1965
THIS STUDY OF PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE IN CALIFORNIA EXAMINES ITS DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCES, RECOMMENDS GOALS TO BE ACHIEVED IN ORDER TO MEET PRESENT AND EMERGING NEEDS, SUGGESTS A PROGRAM OF DEVELOPMENT, AND OUTLINES COSTS OF THE PROGRAM. CONDUCTED IN 1965, INFORMATION FOR THIS STUDY WAS OBTAINED FROM 1963-64 PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS GATHERED BY…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Decentralization, Government Role, Library Expenditures

Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 2000
The data published in this volume were taken from the 1999 Annual Reports submitted by public libraries in Texas. This volume contains local library statistics, county statistics, and summary data for the state and for the 10 library systems. Section I, Summary Statistics, contains data on statewide public library statistics, summary…
Descriptors: Demography, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities, Library Funding

Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 2001
The data published in this volume were taken from the 2000 Annual Reports submitted by public libraries in Texas. This volume contains local library statistics, county statistics, and summary data for the state and for the 10 library systems. Section I, Summary Statistics, contains data on statewide public library statistics, summary…
Descriptors: Demography, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities, Library Funding

Krefman, Naomi, Comp.; Dwyer, Molly, Comp.; Krueger, Beth, Comp. – 2000
The 2000 edition of the Michigan Library Statistical Report presents data provided by public libraries, library cooperatives and those public libraries that serve as regional or subregional outlets for providing services to blind and physically handicapped patrons. All legally established public libraries in Michigan were invited to respond. Data…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Library Automation, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Commission, St. Paul. – 1969
The major purpose of this study is to identify the information needs of all Minnesotans involved in some post-secondary educational pursuit and to determine if existing resources and services meet those needs. The study report consists of two parts. The first section includes analysis of library data for the 1967-68 year in the areas of available…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Information Needs, Information Services
Gidseg, Mitchell, Ed. – 1987
Based on 403 responses to a survey of the 980 libraries on the Texas State Library Mailing List, this directory is designed to describe the variety and depth of special information resources in Texas and to provide a tool for identifying special information not readily obtainable through other means. A listing of special libraries includes…
Descriptors: Budgets, Consultants, Databases, Information Centers