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Evans, Glyn T.; And Others – 1977
The purpose of this project is to develop a set of computer programs to perform a variety of collection development analyses on the machine-readable cataloging (MARC) records that are produced as a byproduct of use of the online cataloging subsystem of the Ohio College Library System (OCLC), and made available through the OCLC Distribution Tape…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Programs, Development, Library Administration
Download full textWisconsin Library Bulletin, 1975
Construction and remodeling of libraries should insure that the resulting building be functionally efficient and that it provide an attractive environment for the library user. Providing a list of objectives, space estimations, schematic use diagrams, and a description of the desired atmosphere can assist the architect in designing a building that…
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Learning Resources Centers, Libraries, Library Facilities
Churchwell, Charles D. – 1975
This essay analyzes and explains the movements, events, and influences that made distinctive contributions to the development of education for librarianship between 1919 and 1939. Special attention is given to the proposals of Charles C. Williamson, Emma Baldwin, and Ernest J. Reece. Also considered are the activities of the Committee on Library…
Descriptors: Higher Education, History, Librarians, Library Associations
Fish, James H. – 1976
As a foundation for the future plans of the Leominster (Massachusetts) Public Library, a study was undertaken to: (1) analyze the physical, economic, and demographic characteristics of the community and their implication for library service; (2) evaluate present library services and identify unfilled needs; and (3) identify goals and objectives to…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Study, Library Circulation, Library Collections
Burt, Eleanor, Comp. – 1971
This directory was compiled from replies to a questionnaire distributed in early 1971 to the members of the Council of Planning Librarians. The entry for each library includes: the address and phone number of the library, the year the library was founded, the name of the librarian and the size of library staff, the hours of business, the…
Descriptors: Directories, Indexes, Librarians, Library Associations
Hamilton, Malcolm, Ed. – 1974
The journals which 35 academic and special libraries in Massachusetts consider to be their education periodicals are listed alphabetically. Only those publications commonly known as journals are included except for the annuals, irregular serials, and monographic series which are indexed in either the "Current Index to Journals in…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Education, Libraries, Library Collections
Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1975
A handbook of the procedures and organization of the Ford Foundation Library, a current reference library, this manual includes forms used for selection, acquisition, and circulation of the Foundation's library materials. The manual was written for the use of the Foundation staff but includes a broad informational outline on which to base the…
Descriptors: Guides, Library Collections, Library Guides, Library Services
Lorenzi, Nancy – 1970
The Regional Medical Libraries and Regional Medical Programs are making efforts to improve access to the scholarly record of medicine to all health professionals through hospital and other clinical environments. This working paper furnishes an explanation of: (1) the background and preparation of hospital library survey forms used by the Ohio…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Library Education, Library Extension, Library Services
Little (Arthur D.), Inc., Cambridge, MA. – 1970
The Dallas Public Library (DPL) commissioned Arthur D. Little, Inc. to analyze the library resources in the Dallas Major Resource Center area and to identify the role the DPL should play in the development of public library service in this area. To identify the role of the DPL as a Major Resource Center, the available services, materials, staff,…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Library Facilities, Library Networks, Library Services
Alvey, Donna; And Others – 1970
This manual is a practical, procedural handbook based on a series of workshops. These workshops were conducted for the Kentucky Regional Librarians over a one year period, beginning in September of 1968, by the School of Library Science, University of Kentucky, and the State Department of Libraries. The contents of this manual describe Kentucky…
Descriptors: Guides, Information Needs, Librarians, Library Education
Balliot, Robert L. – 1970
The Connecticut Valley Libraries (CONVAL) is a consortium formed by the librarians of seven New England liberal arts colleges in order to use cooperative measures to make better use of library resources in the face of rising costs of materials and the increasing amount of materials needed in college libraries. A survey indicated strengths of the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Consortia, Interlibrary Loans, Library Acquisition
Jordan, Casper LeRoy – 1970
This essay reports on several major features of black academic libraries: collections, operating expenditures, staff, and salaries. Eighty-five black, four-year, degree-conferring institutions were queried, and fifty-one questionnaires were returned. The results are categorized in terms of type of support of the institutions. In the fifty-one…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Education, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
Roberts, E. W. – 1970
This study was conducted between May 1968 - June 1969 to investigate the individual and differing book ordering procedures, book ordering stationery, and book servicing requirements by public library systems of the United Kingdom. To help aid the standardization of forms, a questionnaire was sent to one-third of all public libraries in the United…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Library Standards, Library Surveys, Library Technical Processes
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1967
Three sets of library arrangement guidelines are given for the small-school teacher. These guidelines relate to (1) order and receipt of materials, (2) classification and cataloging, and (3) care and repair of books. Details are given for establishing the card catalog, arranging books according to Dewey Classification, and organizing non-book…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Library Acquisition, Library Guides
Poole, Jay Martin; And Others – 1974
To create a comprehensive program of library orientation and instruction for the libraries of the State University of New York at Buffalo, a committee was appointed to survey several unit libraries as well as all the academic units (104) on the campus. Their object was to determine what, if any, library orientation and instruction programs were in…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Libraries, Library Education, Library Instruction
