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Download full textSadler, Pauline, Ed. – 1970
The twelve Governor's Regional Conferences explore areas of agreement and consider steps to be taken to develop a state-wide plan for library service. A selection of eleven speeches, representative of the general trend of the Conference are: (1) The Role of the School Library in Interlibrary Service, (2) School Libraries, (3) The Place of…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Conferences, Library Cooperation, Library Planning
Henkle, Herman H. – 1971
The final report on program and operations planning for the James Jerome Hill Reference Library attempts to: (1) review the general sequence of events in the planning and implementing of the new program, (2) bring together a number of memoranda and other statements previously presented to committees, and (3) assess the future potential of the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Consortia, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
National Library of Australia, Canberra. – 1970
A description of the building and its operation and use, and the library functions, collections, services, and staff is provided. Financial statements are included. (AB)
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Foreign Countries, Libraries, Library Collections
Canadian Library Association, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1971
The fifteen speeches presented at the 25th Annual Conference of the Canadian Library Association are: (1) Presidential Address, (2) Theme Day, (3) The Revolutionary 70's, Are We Ready, (4) The Prime Mover: The Role of the National Library, (5) What You Expect Out of Machines, (6) Twenty-Seven Million People: Four Million Square Miles: Where Shall…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Conferences, Decentralization, Libraries
Withers, F. N. – 1970
The recommended standards for library service in a number of countries starts with public libraries, covers also school libraries, libraries in universities and other institutions of higher education, special libraries and concludes with national libraries. It illustrates how each is but one part of a wide spectrum of interdependent library…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Developing Nations, Library Services, National Libraries
Price, Bronson; Holladay, Doris C. – 1971
Based on a survey of college and university libraries conducted in the fall of 1969, this report provides aggregated or summary data for 2,330 libraries or 95.8% of the college and university libraries in the nation. The libraries surveyed accounted for a total expenditure of about $585 million, of which nearly $318 million was paid for salaries…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Librarians, Library Automation, Library Collections
Mount, Ellis – 1972
A project sponsored by the Council on Library Resources in which the science and engineering libraries at 22 selected universities were studied is summarized in this report. The study was concerned with only certain aspects of such libraries, namely collection development, reader services, physical facilities, and professional staff attitudes and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Engineering, Librarians, Library Collections
Mumford, L. Quincy – 1971
Following the introduction which gives an overall picture of developments in the Library of Congress during fiscal year 1970, the chapters deal specifically with the: (1) processing department, (2) legislative reference service, (3) reference department, (4) law library, (5) administrative department, and (6) copyright office. Lists of various…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Government Libraries, Law Libraries, Library Collections
Chitwood, Julius R. – 1976
When assessing the possible impact of library technical processes on library space utilization in the future, it should be taken into account that the role of libraries as book and document depositories is being replaced by the emerging role of information delivery systems. Miniaturization and new technology may decrease space needs, but in most…
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Automation, Library Facilities, Library Networks
McCabe, James P.; And Others – 1976
This March 1973 survey assessed library use by non-affiliated users by type of library in the six county library council region. Among the items on the questionnaire distributed to over 100 public, academic, school, and special libraries were: (1) the purpose of the library visit and the subject matter of interest, (2) satisfaction with services…
Descriptors: Library Associations, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Planning
Parsons, Jerry L. – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1976
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, College Libraries, Librarians, Library Administration
Peer reviewedBundy, Alan L. – Australian Library Journal, 1978
The libraries of nine British polytechnics were surveyed in the following categories: accommodation of users, management, staffing, services, interlibrary cooperation, user education, collection size, periodicals, audiovisual resources, cataloging and classification, binding and processing, and funding. (JAB)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Collections
Peer reviewedOsburn, C. B. – International Library Review, 1977
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Collections, Library Material Selection
Peer reviewedTuttle, Helen W. – College and Research Libraries, 1976
Academic and research libraries have tended to dominate change and codification in this area of library work, as much in 1876 as in 1976. (Author)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, College Libraries, Library Acquisition
Young, Mark, Comp.; Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp. – Association of Research Libraries, 2006
This report contains the results of the Association of Research Libraries' survey of academic Health Sciences libraries for 2004-05. Data are presented on collections, expenditures, and personnel and public services. Out of 113 ARL university libraries, 67 responded to the survey. Health Sciences libraries reported median values of 243,011 volumes…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Medical Libraries, Library Services, Expenditures
