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Cohen, Jackson B. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1975
Outlines a method for producing book output and cost statistics. (PF)
Descriptors: Costs, Library Acquisition, Library Planning, Publishing Industry
Fites, Gilbert – 1975
The number of books purchased by the Northeastern Oklahoma State University library in each of the three years is indicated for each subject area in a descriptive outline based on the Library of Congress classification system. (JVP)
Descriptors: Classification, College Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Collections
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Huff, William H. – Library Trends, 1976
Serials publishing and distribution, with emphasis on subscription agencies, cost and marketing factors, bidding practices and problems, and the impact of cooperative acquisitions programs. (LS)
Descriptors: Costs, Information Dissemination, Library Acquisition, Library Cooperation
California Univ., Berkeley. Univ. Libraries. – 1976
This annual report is the first to be written since the middle 1960's. In order to provide a sense of progress, the problems, and the trends which have occurred during the intervening years, this report is organized around a series of major library concerns including: (1) collections; (2) physical facilities; (3) internal organizational…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
Boylan, Merle N.; And Others – 1968
This report describes automated procedures now in use for book acquisition, and book and document cataloging and circulation, in the library at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Livermore. The purpose of the automation is to increase frequency and accuracy of record updatings, decrease the time required to maintain records, improve the formats of the…
Descriptors: Automation, Book Catalogs, Cataloging, Computers
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Ladd, Boyd – 1977
This report presents a broad assessment of the status and performance of United States libraries to guide library planning, technical development, and program formulation. Nationally representative data from the National Center for Education Statistics' Libraries General Information Surveys (LIBGIS) program is given in tables for library…
Descriptors: Librarians, Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Collections
DeVolder, Arthur L. – 1974
Narrative and statistics are used to describe the activities of the University of New Mexico libraries in fiscal year 1973-74. The information given includes quantities of print and nonprint material acquired; changes in the administrative, readers' services, and technical processes divisions; the establishment of a collection development office;…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Bowron, Albert – 1974
In 1974 a study was made of alternatives for centralized book processing for the South Central Regional Library (SCRL) of Ontario, Canada. The planners first examined the general benefits of centralized processing as to staff, time, space, standardization cost, coordination, and utilization of new technology, and then examined these benefits…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Centralization, Costs, Library Acquisition
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Kim, David U. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1982
OCLC-MARC subscription service tapes can be used as a convenient source of statistical data for collection management. New acquisitions can be analyzed using monthly and annual cumulative tapes to obtain numbers of new titles added by subject, types of material, text languages, and intellectual levels. There are three references. (Author/RAA)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Storage Devices, Data Collection, Library Acquisition
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Graham, John W. – RQ, 1989
Examines information sources and acquisition methods for building a college sports collection to handle queries on all statistical areas of college athletics. Sources discussed include monographs, NCAA and conference publications, serials, full text online databases, and networking with sports information directors. A directory of publishers is…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Full Text Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Sources
Weise, Frieda – 1978
This continuing education course syllabus presents information on the collection of vital and health statistics, lists of agencies or organizations involved in statistical collection and/or dissemination, annotated bibliographies of statistical sources, and guidelines for accessing statistical information. Topics covered include: (1) the reporting…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Course Content, Data Collection, Health
Frankie, Suzanne, Comp. – 1978
This paper compiles the 1977 to 1978 academic library statistics and rank order tables from 105 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in the areas of collections, interlibrary loans, expenditures, personnel, microform holdings, and university enrollments and doctorate information. Review of the ARL statistics for 1978 indicates…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
Westat Research, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1974
Thirty-one Minnesota public libraries were studied to determine the best use of state funds to promote library development. The overall objective of this study was to determine the most effective organizational structure, appropriate standards of operation, and a program of financial support for public libraries in Minnesota. An analysis was made…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Costs, Financial Support, Library Acquisition
Texas State Library, Austin. – 1986
Fiscal year 1986 activities are summarized in the following reports: (1) Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Executive Summary; (2) Title I Financial Report--Fiscal Year 1985 Carryover; (3) Title III Financial Report--Fiscal Year 1985 Carryover; (4) Title I Financial Report--Fiscal Year 1986; (5) Title III Financial Report--Fiscal Year…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Continuing Education, Disabilities, Disadvantaged
Texas State Library, Austin. – 1985
Fiscal year 1985 activities are summarized in the following reports: (1) Titles I and III Performance Report; (2) Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Executive Summary; (3) Title I Financial Report--Fiscal Year 1984 Carryover; (4) Title III Financial Report--Fiscal Year 1984 Carryover; (5) Title I Financial Report--Fiscal Year 1985; (6)…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Continuing Education, Disabilities, Disadvantaged
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