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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Library and Information Sciences, Minneapolis, Minn. – 1969
This annotated bibliography of 104 library surveys and development plans at the state or national level published since 1965 is based on the collection of the ERIC Clearinghouse for Library and Information Sciences. It includes most of the post-1965 titles listed in Galen E. Rike's "Statewide Library Surveys and Development Plans, An Annotated…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, County Libraries, Institutional Libraries, Library Cooperation
SCHICK, FRANK L.; HOWARD, PAUL – 1968
SPECIAL LIBRARIES ARE DEFINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY AS REFERENCE AND/OR RESEARCH LIBRARIES ORGANIZED AND ADMINISTERED BY A SEPARATE DEPARTMENT, INDEPENDENT AGENCY, AUTHORITY, COMMISSION OR COMPONENT OF THE EXECUTIVE, JUDICIAL, OR LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, AND NATIONAL LIBRARIES. EXCLUDED ARE QUASI-ACADEMIC LIBRARIES,…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Library Collections, Library Equipment, Library Facilities
Little (Arthur D.), Inc., San Francisco, CA. – 1970
The purposes of the study which this report describes were to assist the San Francisco Public Library in further documenting the need for a new main library building, to consider financial alternatives, to recommend a site, and to develop a program of facility requirements for the future. Although not an organizational study, it has considered the…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Library Facilities, Library Planning, Library Role
Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, Waukesha. – 1974
The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission began a study of regional library planning in 1968. They identified needs and study objectives, and in 1969 inventoried existing library facilities, services, and use. This included public, school, academic, government, and special and institutional libraries both public and private. There…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Institutional Libraries, Library Cooperation, Library Expenditures
White, Ruth M. – 1963
A comparison is made between adult services offered by public library branches located in school buildings and the services offered by independently housed branches. No recommendations are made but the report presents a summary of replies received to questionnaires sent to 70 public library systems that have branches in schools, and to 84 main…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Library Facilities, Library Planning, Library Services
Sloan, Elaine – 1971
The major objective of this research study was to gather information about factors which influence collection development and selection decision making in the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. The user's judgement of the extent to which the collections met his needs is the only parameter of assessment. Museum curators, the bulk of whose time is…
Descriptors: Library Acquisition, Library Collections, Library Material Selection, Library Planning
Smith, Stanley V.; And Others – 1976
These brief reports prepared by the National Center for Educational Statistics precedes by several months the publication of the comprehensive results of a 1974 survey of 1,460 libraries in 50 states. The tables for college and university libraries include data on operating expenditures and numbers of staff for each state and for the entire United…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Librarians, Libraries
Nelson Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1968
Objectives of this survey were to: (1) examine existing library conditions, (2) develop library service standards, (3) prepare a long-range plan for library service, and (4) estimate program costs and suggest means for implementing the plan. Survey methods included interviews with library staff and trustees, school personnel, and county and…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, County Libraries, Information Needs, Information Utilization
Nelson Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1969
The report examines patron characteristics and use patterns of the New York Public Library Research Libraries. A general user survey was conducted as well as surveys of the use of the Photographic Service, Special Collections, Special Study Areas, and Reference Correspondence Service. Chapter I is a summary of principal findings and conclusions.…
Descriptors: Library Collections, Library Facilities, Library Planning, Library Services
Bureau of Higher Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1971
The Howard University library system is reviewed as an organization in this report which analyzes its facilities, reports on a user/non-user survey, and gives a statistical overview. Recommendations for making the library a vital part of the educational program and for increasing its usefulness are included. From the data gathered it was concluded…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Librarians, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
Five Associated Univ. Libraries, Syracuse, NY. – 1970
The report of the Five Associated University Libraries (FAUL) Access Committee describes procedures for increasing ease of access to FAUL holdings by its user populations, as developed within the two-year period from 1968-1970. Brief descriptions of the activities of the Committee covering: in-person borrowing privileges, circulation system…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Libraries, Library Networks, Library Services
Stephens, Annabel K. – 1995
In November 1994, directors of Alabama's 21 public library systems were surveyed to determine their experiences with, and opinions of, the 1988 "Standards for Public Library Service in Alabama." Replies were received from nine (34%) of the directors. Directors were provided with a list of 15 ways in which they might have used the system…
Descriptors: Administrators, Branch Libraries, Library Administration, Library Networks
McCabe, James P.; And Others – 1976
This March 1973 survey assessed library use by non-affiliated users by type of library in the six county library council region. Among the items on the questionnaire distributed to over 100 public, academic, school, and special libraries were: (1) the purpose of the library visit and the subject matter of interest, (2) satisfaction with services…
Descriptors: Library Associations, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Planning
Hardesty, Larry L.; And Others – 1982
This report consists of a series of recommendations for the improvement of the services and facilities of the DePauw University libraries in three areas--personnel, both professional and support staff; administration and management; and buildings and equipment--with an appended set of supporting documents for the most important recommendations,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Facilities
Lawrence, Gary S.; Oja, Anne R. – 1980
Use studies were conducted at the main libraries and science branches at the Davis and Santa Cruz campuses of the University of California to gather data for use in the detailed planning for establishing regional compact shelving facilities for infrequently circulated library material. Analysis of preliminary data on the three areas…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Circulation
