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Vosper, Robert – College and Research Libraries, 1976
United States libraries' involvement in acquiring books from abroad and in international library activities is chronicled. (PF)
Descriptors: College Libraries, International Organizations, Library Acquisition, Library Associations
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1972
A portion of this meeting was devoted to three concurrent discussion groups. Each focused on one aspect of what generally can be termed a national program for research libraries. The first group discussed the more important elements of the report of the Committee on Specifications for a Study of a Periodicals Resources Center. The question of such…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Library Associations, Library Collections, Library Cooperation
Daval, Nicola, Ed. – 1987
Presentations on NCIP (North American Collections Inventory Project) program developments and future program directions are combined with business meeting minutes in this report from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The text of remarks presented as part of a panel discussion on the program theme includes: (1) "Development and Use…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Conferences, Library Associations

Gwinn, Nancy E.; Mosher, Paul H. – College and Research Libraries, 1983
Describes collection evaluation tool available to Research Libraries Group (RLG) institutions which provides overview, arranged by subject, of existing collection strengths and future collecting intensities of RLG members. Antecedents of the tool and an online version are discussed. Seven references, definitions of collecting levels, and language…
Descriptors: Consortia, Databases, Library Acquisition, Library Associations
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1977
The minutes of the October 26-27, 1977 meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) include the texts of the following presentations on collection development and analysis in research libraries: "A Faculty View of Library Collection Development," Harry J. Dell; "Issues Encountered in the Collection Analysis Project,"…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, College Libraries, Committees
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Three papers on the nonconventional literature and social science libraries were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference. In "Grey Material: A Scandinavian View," Birgitta Bergdahl (Sweden) outlines the etymology and meaning of the concept of "grey literature" (which can include…
Descriptors: Business, Cataloging, Energy, Foreign Countries

Farrell, David – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1986
Describes why and how the North American Collections Inventory Project (NCIP) involving three Indiana research libraries was implemented; how cooperative decisions and planning are proceeding as a result of the project; and benefits and drawbacks of the project. Comments on future are offered as NCIP begins Phase Three. (6 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Associations

Chadley, Otis A. – College and Research Libraries, 1992
This 1990 survey examined cultural diversity in 30 Association of Research Libraries member libraries in relation to recruitment of librarians, minority internship programs, multicultural services librarians and programs, and collections. Results indicated that research libraries are making increased efforts to create a culturally diverse…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cultural Pluralism, Higher Education, Internship Programs
Brekke, Elaine, Comp. – 1994
This document contains the results of a 1994 survey on the use of user surveys by ARL (Association of Research Libraries) members. Of the responding libraries, 68% had conducted user surveys in the last 5 years. A number of these libraries (20%) reported conducting surveys at regular intervals ranging from every year to every five years. The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Associations, Library Collections
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1982
This set of minutes from a semiannual meeting of the Association of Research Libraries includes two presentations: "Some Reflections on User Needs and the Information Transfer Process," a talk on government publications and the public's right to know by Joseph Morehead, and "A Commentary on the NCLIS Public Sector/Private Sector…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Federal Government, Government Publications, Government Role

Ortopan, LeRoy D.; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
Two articles describe National Shelflist Count project organized 13 years ago under auspices of American Library Association's Resources and Technical Services Division to collect and publish comparative data about strengths and growth of major North American research collections. History, limitations, usefulness, and recommendations of 1983 task…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Classification, Data Collection, Higher Education

Wang, Chih – Library and Information Science Research, 1985
Describes a practical study to demonstrate trend analysis and several related statistical instruments that can be applied to library research, presents possible topic for full study, and substantiates author's view on future of libraries. An overall analysis of variance is presented and examples of data analysis are appended. (13 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Ledvina, Mary Jane – 1990
The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of presently employed documents professionals at ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries. A survey covering educational background; continuing education activities; organizational affiliations; documents experience; staffing; type of arrangement of the documents collection;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Government Publications, Higher Education, Librarians
Daval, Nicola, Comp.; Brennan, Patricia, Comp. – 1994
This report presents data for the 108 university libraries and 11 public or private, independent research libraries that were members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) during the 1992-93 fiscal year. Data are reported in alphabetical order on collections (volumes in library, gross and net volumes added, monographs purchased, current…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Graphs, Higher Education
Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed. – ARL, 1999
This document consists of six issues of the ARL (Association of Research Libraries) newsletter, covering the year 1999. Each issue includes some of the following sections: "Current Issues"; reports from SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), Coalition for Networked Information, Office of Leadership &…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Copyrights, Distance Education, Federal Legislation