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Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1983
This report describes 1983 Office of Management Studies (OMS) programs and services, including: (1) the Academic Library Program (ALP), which covered the Public Services Project, the Collection Analysis Project (CAP), the Small College Collection Assessment Project, the Preservation Planning Program, the Organizational Screening Program, the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Consultants, Information Dissemination
Download full textOffice of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1985
This collection of seven reports provides information about Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) key program areas in the fiscal year 1985. The use of LSCA funds to provide library services is illustrated in each of the following reports: (1) "Meeting the Literacy Challenge" (Adrienne Chute); (2) "Library Services to the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Blindness, Data Analysis, Federal Aid
Denton, Ann; Mahood, Ramona M. – 1989
Members of the Tennessee Library Association's Technical Services Roundtable examined the extent to which the developing technology of automation is being utilized by the state's libraries. The survey encompassed technical service activities and had a two-fold thrust: to determine how automation is being employed, and to compile an inventory of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Automation, Library Surveys
Gardner, Jeffrey J. – 1989
The seven reports in this collection address strategic planning for change in academic and research libraries. An overview is provided in the introduction, which discusses elements of the strategic planning process; library values and operating philosophy; a vision for the library of the future; environmental analysis; assessment of current…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, Evaluation Criteria, Futures (of Society)
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1986
This long-range plan for library services in Wisconsin is divided into five major divisions. The first covers characteristics of Wisconsin affecting library services and includes a population profile, an examination of economic indicators, and a review of trends in education. A section on the Division of Library Services highlights facets of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Planning, Individual Needs, Library Cooperation
Johnson, Jean, Ed. – 1983
With the concerns of off-campus students and faculty in mind, the Wyoming Academic Deans Council sponsored a conference to examine the issues of library services to these populations. Personnel from the Wyoming State Library and several public libraries also attended the 2-day conference. This document comprises the full text of six papers…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Extension Education, Higher Education, Information Needs
Buschman, John – 1984
This paper explores issues related to the degree to which weight and emphasis are given in higher education hiring and promotion practices to research versus teaching and service. In particular it examines the special problems posed by research demands in traditionally non-research universities. Noting that one of the most significant…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Faculty Evaluation, Faculty Promotion
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1987
Designed to serve both as an activity report on Office of Management Studies (OMS) progress during 1987 and a catalog of OMS services and products, this annual report focuses on the management of technology in a scholarly environment. Programs and services are reported in five sections: (1) Applied Research and Development (the Institute on…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Clearinghouses, Higher Education
Daval, Nicola, Comp.; Feather, Celeste, Comp. – 1989
This report presents statistics on the 107 university libraries and 12 independent research libraries that were members of the ARL (Association of Research Libraries) during the 1987-88 fiscal year. Data are reported in alphabetical and rank order on collections (volumes in library, gross and net volumes added, monographs purchased, current…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Doctoral Programs, Enrollment, Foreign Countries
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. Center for Libraries and Education Improvement. – 1986
This collection of six reports was compiled by the Public Library Support Staff of the U.S. Department of Education to disseminate pertinent information submitted by the State Library Administrative Agencies on the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) key program areas. Based on data from the fiscal year 1984 LSCA Annual Reports, each…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Data Analysis, Federal Aid, Institutionalized Persons
Ellsbury, Susan; And Others – 1983
The purpose of this term paper clinic workshop was to provide information on options that can be used when students need information for research papers. The workshop is designed for librarians in any type of library who deal with students working on term papers. Three types of term paper clinics are discussed: individual conferences; group…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Information Needs
New York State Library, Albany. – 1981
Recommendations designed to facilitate library development in the state of New York are presented in categories reflecting the five goals agreed upon by committee members: (1) the assurance of maximum access to all forms of information for all residents of the state; (2) the sharing of resources as broadly and as effectively as possible; (3)…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Wood, Fiona – 1982
Produced as part of a formal library review process, this publication reports the results of a 1981 survey of approximately 1000 undergraduates, postgraduates, and academic staff at the Australian National University (ANU) to determine their use of and satisfaction with facilities, materials, and services provided by ANU's library system. A high…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Catalogs
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1985
Papers on library material acquisition, collection development, and exchange programs, which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "International Collaboration among Acquisition Librarians: Obstacles and Opportunities" (Charles Willett, University of Florida Libraries,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Government Publications
National Advisory Commission on Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1967
Objectives of this study were to assess public library history, current status, trends, and problems and to suggest approaches to improvement. Trends indicate a new era of library and information services, making it necessary for librarians to decide whether the public library will be an active or passive institution for public enlightenment and…
Descriptors: Administration, Decentralization, Disadvantaged, Evaluation
