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Download full textHolley, Edward G.; Hendricks, Donald D. – 1968
This study of library resources was undertaken as a part of a statewide plan for higher education in Texas. The document includes descriptions of library facilities and resources at the University of Texas at Austin, other universities, and public and private junior and senior colleges. The public library network, health science libraries, law…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Evaluation, Law Libraries, Library Collections
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
ERIC 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
Dean, John, Ed. – 1969
A seminar on standards for libraries in West Africa was held in April 1967. This proceedings volume presents the papers given by each of the participants. Discussed are the standards for collections, facilities, staff, technical processes and services for public, school, university and special libraries. The purpose was to focus upon the nature,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Conference Reports, Foreign Countries, Librarians
Epstein, Susan Baerg – 1984
In preparation for a 2-day workshop on the potential for library automation in Maine, comments regarding expectations for the workshop, specific questions, and concerns were solicited from librarians throughout Maine. This document comprises written testimony received by the solicitor. Among the issues addressed are: needs and desires in the area…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Automation, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Texas State Library, Austin. Library Development Div. – 1995
This publication provides standards and guidelines addressing a variety of issues in the area of library automation in Texas. In addition to the core elements of a library automated system (public access catalog, cataloging, circulation, acquisitions, and serials), remote access, imaging, and full-text document management are included. This…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Guidelines, Information Technology
Epstein, Susan Baerg – 1984
This document contains the full transcript of a 2-day workshop on library automation. The first day of the workshop was devoted to a review of the state-of-the-art of library automation and the second day included presentation of testimony by Maine librarians. The transcript of the first day includes discussions of the historical development of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Automation, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Bills, Linda G. – 1984
From January 1980 through December 1982 the Illinois Valley Library System (IVLS) and 33 of its participating libraries conducted an experimental project to test the costs and benefits of OCLC use in small and medium-sized libraries. This report, one of eight describing the results of the OCLC Experimental Project, examines interlibrary loan…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Library Catalogs, Library Cooperation
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. State Library and Adult Education Office. – 1997
In accordance with a long range plan for libraries in Colorado, a committee was appointed to develop the first standards for basic library service in Colorado public libraries. Libraries and their boards may use this document as a workbook for assessing their library and its services, as well as a document to assist in planning for the library's…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Library Administration, Library Collection Development, Library Cooperation
Horner, Margaret L.; And Others – 1987
Designed for the staff of the Onondaga County Public Library (OCPL), this manual provides guidance for the provision of a variety of activities and services common to public libraries. Detailed procedures are included for specific activities organized under the broad headings of Collection, Registration, Circulation, Publicity, Interlibrary Loan,…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Catalogs, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development
Nelson Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1966
This document examines the feasibility of including school and college libraries in a public library centralized processing system proposed in LI 000 343, "Centralized Processing for the Public Libraries of New York State" (Nelson Associates for the New York State Library, 1966). It is concluded that school and college libraries should…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Feasibility Studies, Library Acquisition
Virginia State Library, Richmond. – 2001
This annual report details the activities and accomplishments of the Library of Virginia for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2001. Following messages from the Board Chairman and the Librarian of Virginia, the document reports on: acquisitions; "All Virginia Reads: An Evening with William Styron"; conservation and preservation; volunteers; the…
Descriptors: Donors, Library Acquisition, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
Nebraska Library Commission, Lincoln. – 1998
This summary of Nebraska library statistics for the 1996-1997 fiscal year is a compilation of data reported by 225 public libraries. Of these reporting libraries, 74% meet the state guidelines required for accreditation and are eligible for direct state aid and federal grants. Sixty-seven pages of statistical charts are divided according to the…
Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Collection Development, Library Expenditures, Library Personnel
South Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1986
Introductory material to this annual report provides listings of the South Carolina State Library Board members and professional staff, an organization chart, and an outline of the responsibilities of each level of the library organization; and a description of the state library that includes a historical synopsis, highlights of 1985-86, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Annual Reports, Blindness
DOWNS, ROBERT B. – 1967
ALTHOUGH IT EMPHASIZES ACADEMIC LIBRARIES, THIS STUDY ALSO INCLUDES THE NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL LIBRARIES, LARGE PUBLIC LIBRARIES, AND SPECIAL LIBRARIES THAT SERVE CANADIAN SCHOLARS, STUDENTS, AND RESEARCH WORKERS. WITH THE DATA OBTAINED FROM A QUESTIONNAIRE ON LIBRARY STATISTICS AND HOLDINGS, VISITS TO THE LIBRARIES, INTERVIEWS WITH LIBRARIANS…
Descriptors: Administration, Automation, College Libraries, Evaluation
