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Dent, Valeda Frances – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study used archival data to explore the impact of the rural village library and other factors on the academic achievement of secondary school students in the Ugandan village of Kitengesa, and related these findings to rural library development currently taking place in Uganda and other African countries such as Burkina Faso and Ghana. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Archives, Rural Areas, Public Libraries
Breeding, Marshall – Computers in Libraries, 2010
It's an obvious observation that librarians today find themselves dealing with collections of ever larger proportions of electronic content. The degree to which that shift has already taken place varies from one type of library to another. Some organizations, especially those involved with specializations in biomedical, scientific, or business,…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Printed Materials, Public Libraries, Academic Libraries
St. Lifer, Evan – Library Journal, 1998
Describes how Nashville (Tennessee) mayor Phil Bredesen has enlisted sports fans to help champion a $100 million overhaul of the city's library system. Discusses Internet filtering and balancing printed materials and technology. Highlights politicians from Illinois, Washington, Georgia, Texas, Rhode Island, and California who have increased…
Descriptors: Athletics, Financial Needs, Financial Support, Internet
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Luttmann, Stephen – Acquisitions Librarian, 2004
The conscientious selection of music materials requires an understanding of the needs of the public being served at least as much as it requires subject competence on the part of the selector. Online and print resources are available to aid in the selection of music materials in all formats, the most important of which are books, scores, audio and…
Descriptors: Music, Printed Materials, Library Materials, Library Administration
Hoffert, Barbara – Library Journal, 1999
Reports the results of a survey of librarians at public libraries (PLs) that was conducted to provide details on budgets, circulation, and popular topics. Highlights include nonfiction, with the highest expenditures and circulation; local interest materials; a loss in print reference materials; and an increase in audiovisual and electronic…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Budgets, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development
Bambakidis, Elli – 1996
Traditionally, archivists have been involved mainly in the intellectual preservation of library materials and the selection, appraisal, processing, and cataloging of library collections. Due to the relatively short (approximately 50 years) stability of the paper commonly used for printed and written documents since the mid-nineteenth century, the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis
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Janes, Joseph; McClure, Charles R. – Public Libraries, 1999
This preliminary study suggests that the same level of timeliness and accuracy can be obtained for answers to reference questions using resources in freely available World Wide Web sites as with traditional print-based resources. Discusses implications for library collection development, new models of consortia, training needs, and costing and…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Comparative Analysis, Consortia, Costs
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Scully, Paul – Australian Library Journal, 1999
Identifies the main costs in on-site and off-site (remote electronic publications) public library collections and specifies the main challenges in an on-site/off-site collection strategy. Presents a costs identification table, table of direct costs, and costs and user-levels table. Considers cost trends and discusses advantages and disadvantages…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Electronic Journals
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School Libraries in Canada, 2002
Includes 21 articles that discuss collection development in Canadian school libraries. Topics include digital collections in school library media centers; print and electronic library resources; library collections; collaborative projects; print-disabled students; informing administrators of the importance of collection development; censorship;…
Descriptors: Administrators, Censorship, Computer Networks, Disabilities