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Download full textCouncil on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1983
Reports are presented from two meetings on research libraries that brought together individuals concerned with the process of scholarly communication. Libraries were the central topic of both meetings, but they were considered as part of a system that also includes book and journal publishing, the obligations and concerns of university…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Dissemination, Library Acquisition, Library Cooperation
Peer reviewedGoudy, Frank W. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1982
Examines the impact of Title II-C of the Higher Education Act (Strengthening Research Library Resources Program) and the Education Amendments of 1980 on library collections of research institutions. A legislative history and data noting recipients of awards from fiscal year 1978-79 through 1981-82 are presented. Sixteen references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedHazen, Dan C. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1982
Delineates the types of decisions involved in the preservation of library collections and suggests decision-making structures and criteria for each type of decision. The information gaps which limit the ability to make intelligent preservation decisions are also discussed. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Criteria, Decision Making, Library Acquisition
Peer reviewedBattin, Patricia – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1980
A national cooperative strategy by research libraries is needed in collection development capabilities, technological developments, preservation requirements and the process of scholarly communication. The publications explosion, rapid inflation, and technological advancement have invalidated traditional operating assumptions of research…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Inflation (Economics), Library Acquisition, Library Cooperation
Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. Univ. Libraries. – 1983
This paper summarizes the most pressing issues arising from a collection analysis project (CAP) initiated at the University of Michigan in the summer of 1981, and briefly describes options available for resolving these issues. It is noted that the CAP followed a model developed by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Topics covered…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Libraries, Information Science, Library Acquisition
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on national libraries which were presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Dangers for the Modern Information Society in the Computer Age" (Franz Georg Kaltwasser, West Germany); (2) "Functions and Objectives of the National Libraries in the Developing…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Studdiford, Abigail – 1982
Based on information in Department of Education files and further comments from former project directors, this historical review of projects funded from fiscal years 1978 to 1981 under Title II-C of the Higher Education Act (HEA II-C) of 1965, as amended in 1976, looks at projects in collection development, preservation and conservation of major…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Charts, Federal Programs
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1987
Designed to serve both as an activity report on Office of Management Studies (OMS) progress during 1987 and a catalog of OMS services and products, this annual report focuses on the management of technology in a scholarly environment. Programs and services are reported in five sections: (1) Applied Research and Development (the Institute on…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Clearinghouses, Higher Education
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1989
Designed to serve both as an activity report on Office of Management Services (OMS) progress during 1989 and a catalog of OMS services and products, this annual report focuses on the management of human and technical resources in a scholarly environment. Programs and services are reported in four sections: (1) Applied Research and Development (the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Clearinghouses, Higher Education
