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Kaiser, Lisa – 1970
The paper tries to clarify the position special governmental libraries hold in the system of libraries of today by investigating only one specific type of library mainly from a formal and historical point of view. Central statistical libraries in Europe were first regarded as administrative and archival libraries. Their early holdings of foreign…
Descriptors: Archives, Government Libraries, Library Collections, National Libraries
Benton, Mildred, Comp.; Ottersen, Signe, Comp. – 1970
This Roster of Federal Libraries represents an attempt by the Federal Library Committee to identify each of the more than 1,900 individual libraries serving the many departments, committees, agencies, courts, and other formal organizational entities in the Federal Government. They include six types: Presidential, national, general, academic,…
Descriptors: Directories, Government Libraries, Libraries, National Libraries
Cylke, F. Kurt – Library Journal, 1972
This is the first in a series of articles describing the many aspects of the community of libraries which has been coalescing under the aegis of the Federal Library Committee. (Author)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Federal Government, Government Libraries, Library Expenditures
Farley, Richard A. – 1976
The National Agricultural Library (NAL) provides materials and services in the areas of agriculture, chemistry, biology, and law to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Washington and its installations throughout the country, to land-grant universities, and to the world agricultural community. Information is disseminated through…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Federal Government, Government Libraries, Information Networks
Kullmer, Hans K. – 1980
Defined in terms of their institutional role and historical development, national statistical libraries are discussed in the context of present structures, size, personnel situation, technical equipment, financial structure, general and specific activities, areas of specialization, and growth rate, as well as the interlibrary cooperative efforts…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Information Systems, Library Cooperation, Library Role
Stephenson, Richard W., Ed. – 1969
The text of four papers originally presented at a 1968 meeting of the Geography and Map Group, Washington Chapter, Special Libraries Association is printed in this booklet. Each of the papers deals with the origins and growth of Federal map collections. The first of these, "History of the Army Map Service Map Collection" by Mary Murphy,…
Descriptors: Archives, Cartography, Depository Libraries, Federal Government
National Center for Educational Statistics (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1975
The fourth study of federal libraries provided the first nearly complete statistical survey of all federal libraries in the continental United States and overseas. It was anticipated that the results of the study could serve as a landmark for future federal planning and as a guide for the library community in responding to related activities on…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Library Collections, Library Planning, Library Surveys
Sherman, Marc Ian, Comp. – 1980
Designed for use by students, scholars, and other researchers, this resource guide contains 100 entries describing the collections available for use for historical research in many of the archival repositories, federal government offices, historical organizations, museums, and public and private libraries in the Washington, D.C. area. The entries…
Descriptors: Archives, Federal Government, Government Libraries, History
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1990
The 23 papers in this collection were presented at 5 sections of the Division of Special Libraries: (1) "Principles of Government Librarianship" (Hans H. van der Neut); (2) "Strategic Planning as an Instrument of Improving Library Quality" (Maurice B. Line); (3) "Library Staff Development Consultancy: A Means to Achieve a…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Fine Arts, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries
Siriwongworawat, Suwakhon – 1991
This report presents the results of a national survey on manpower in libraries, information centers, and archives in Thailand in both Thai and English. On November 26, 1987, 2,350 questionnaires were sent to 8 types of libraries, information centers, and archives: public libraries, national libraries, university libraries, college libraries,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries