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Download full textIdaho State Library, Boise. – 1994
The purpose of this guide is to help new librarians in Idaho get started at their jobs. It provides a basic overview of library administration, policy, procedure, activities, and services. The following topics are covered: library law; working with the board of trustees; formulating and writing policies and procedures; budgeting and finance;…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Librarians, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
Preston, Jenny – 1975
The St. Louis Public Library conducted a survey of 3 public, 12 academic, and 16 special libraries in the St. Louis area to identify existing subject depths in various collections as well as subject areas in which libraries intend to build in the next five years. The survey data are presented in 13 tables, and the results are summarized. Plans for…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Collections, Library Cooperation
Peer reviewedSkelley, Grant T. – College and Research Libraries, 1975
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Collections, Library Material Selection
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Bureau of Library Services. – 1971
The manual is prepared for use in courses taught at the annual workshops sponsored by the Michigan Department of Education, Bureau of Library Services, for those public library personnel who need state certification. It includes the following sections: (1) The Public Library, (2) Selecting Materials for a Library, (3) Organization of Library…
Descriptors: Certification, Guides, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
Kolb, Audrey – 1987
Intended as a guide and resource for staff and volunteers in small public libraries in Alaska, this manual is divided into the following chapters: (1) "Establishing a Library," which covers the establishment by ordinance or by organization of a non-profit corporation, information on drafting bylaws, and the role and responsibilities of…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Catalogs, Library Collection Development, Library Facilities
Oklahoma County Libraries, Oklahoma City, OK. – 1976
This collection provides summaries of documents on which the policies of the Oklahoma County Libraries System are based, the "Statement of Purpose and Goals," and "Policy for Selection of Materials," as well as brief descriptions of procedures for materials selection and handling complaints or suggestions from patrons.…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Instruction, Library Material Selection, Library Planning
Lesh, Nancy, Ed.; Morse, B. Jo, Ed. – 1984
Papers presented at the annual conference of the Alaska Library Association (AkLA) focused on the Alaska Library Network with special emphasis on collection development and resource sharing through networking. Papers and reports from the conference, some of which have been updated, are presented in six chapters. The first provides an overview of…
Descriptors: Library Acquisition, Library Automation, Library Collections, Library Material Selection
Forcier, Peggy – Library Journal, 1988
Describes the Pacific Northwest Conspectus Database, a regional resource assessment tool which includes information about library collections in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Use of the database by academic, public, and special librarians to better manage their collections and to coordinate planning and purchasing with other…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Interstate Programs, Library Acquisition
Gibson, Catherine – Library Journal, 1995
Discusses Indiana-Marion County Public Library's decision to implement centralized collection selection and to hire a collection development librarian. Benefits of centralized selection include the decentralization of subject materials and the consequent broadening of subject materials at branch libraries. Selection depends upon a knowledge of the…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Budgets, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development
Avallone, Susan – Library Journal, 1984
Reports on third annual mini-survey on religious books in 30 public libraries across nation covering seven areas: regularity of purchase of religious materials; percentage of book budget used; percentage of circulation; collection policies; gifts; patron demand; attempt to "balance" book collection on certain issues; pressure from…
Descriptors: Library Acquisition, Library Circulation, Library Collections, Library Material Selection
Eugene Public Library, OR. – 1979
Prepared for the library and the library board, this policy manual governs the operations of the library and its relationships with other libraries and the community. The library, the board, and the position of City Librarian are established in law by the Eugene city code. The manual opens with a short history of the library and a statement of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Governing Boards, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
Arizona State Dept. of Library, Archives and Public Records, Phoenix. – 2002
These statistics were compiled from information supplied by Arizona's public libraries. The document is divided according to the following county groups: Apache, Cochise; Coconino, Gila; Graham, Greenlee, La Paz; Maricopa; Mohave, Navajo; Pima, Pinal; Santa Cruz, Yavapai; Yuma. Statistics are presented on the following: general information;…
Descriptors: Counties, Library Collections, Library Expenditures, Library Funding
Peer reviewedRing, Daniel F.; And Others – Public Libraries, 1994
Discusses the mission of public libraries in light of the decision to purchase Madonna's book "Sex." Three viewpoints are presented: a critic of selection policies that are too broad in the name of intellectual freedom; the director of a small public library with a limited budget; and a library historian. (Contains 18 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Censorship, Intellectual Freedom, Library Directors, Library Expenditures
Elliott, Jan, Comp. – 2003
These statistics were compiled from information supplied by Arizona's public libraries. The document is divided according to the following county groups: Apache, Cochise; Coconino, Gila; Graham, Greenlee, La Paz; Maricopa; Mohave, Navajo; Pima, Pinal; Santa Cruz, Yavapai; and Yuma. Statistics are presented on the following: general information;…
Descriptors: Counties, Library Collections, Library Expenditures, Library Funding
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
