This second revision and update of the initial five year plan for the Chicago Public Library reflects the administrative team's planning of objectives and tasks for this period. A literature review summarizes thoughts on the environment of the library, and a survey of its development is followed by an outline of the plan's goals, objectives, and…

Three papers presented during a one-day conference on professional development and continuing education in librarianship approached the subject from different viewpoints: the practicing librarian, director of an academic library, and dean of a library school. The conference was arranged for professional academic librarians who have sought answers…

Recommendations formulated by the New Jersey Library Association for its public library system are intended to help identify problems, provide a framework for further discussion and contribute to the continuing study of the New Jersey Library Network. Since the enactment of the State Library Aid Act of 1967, a network of 25 area reference…

This paper discusses the need and provides guidelines for the preparation of policy statements on reference collection development for academic libraries. Policy elements recommended for inclusion are statements on collection objectives, collection scope, physical size, types of material, selector roles, removal procedures, and interdepartmental…

A cost analysis of the problem of growing library collections shows that it is more desirable, economically and academically, to establish regional compact shelving facilities for infrequently used library materials than to discard the materials. This report develops and applies a cost model--based on the Palmour Cost Model--which examines the…

THIS STUDY IS CONCERNED WITH CENTRALIZED PROCESSING--NAMELY, THE ORDERING, CATALOGING, CLASSIFICATION, AND PHYSICAL PREPARATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS, WHATEVER THE FORMAT, IN THE LIBRARIES OF THE PHILADELPHIA LIBRARY DISTRICT. DATA FROM QUESTIONNAIRES SENT TO THE LIBRARIES OF THE DISTRICT WAS ANALYZED TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A…

An outline for librarians who want to cooperatively plan to implement a shared circulation system, this guide employs a method of planning based on policy analysis. The stages of problem formulation, identification of objectives, perceptual activity, system design, information gathering, and evaluation are outlined. Although this guide contains…

These annual reports summarize the events and activities of a seven year period which saw the establishment of 11 new branch libraries and a regional library center, as well as a neighborhood library center which buses in elementary school classes, and a library and information center in a predominantly Spanish speaking neighborhood. In addition…

Issues and factors involved in four types of cooperative acquisitions agreements are discussed--general agreements to collect certain classes of material, agreements to purchase specific titles, agreements to cooperate on expensive items, and joint acquisitions. It is argued that the more specific the agreement, the more difficult are the…

The purpose of this handbook is to help students, staff, and community patrons attain a reasonable degree of skill in using the Southeastern Community College Library effectively. The first section instructs the user on how to find information. A discussion of the card catalog and its use provides examples of catalog cards, reviews the…

This account of the 93rd meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) presents both the Washington and ARL perspectives on national library planning with emphasis on periodicals, bibliographic control, and libraries and information services. These viewpoints are presented by six speakers on two panels with a discussion following each…

THIS SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE--(1) THE OPTIMUM NUMBER OF PROCESSING CENTERS FOR THE NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY SYSTEMS AND (2) THE BEST METHOD FOR DEVELOPING CATALOGS FOR THE LIBRARIES. MAJOR FINDINGS WERE--THAT CATALOGING DIFFERENCES AMONG THE SYSTEMS WERE NOT GREAT, THERE WAS A CURVILINEAR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF ITEMS PROCESSED…

This is a study on the operating efficiency of the public library system in Australia. Cost functions have been fitted to library data and the results are interpreted with a view to generating insights into the functioning of the existing library system. An exploratory cost benefit analysis has also been attempted. Activities of libraries have…

Library trustees should be more perceptive and aware of their responsibilities. There appears to be a lack of interest in the cooperation necessary to maintain a national library trustee organization. This fact should justify the development of public relations programs for libraries and library boards. The American Library Trustee Association…

To improve its response time on interlibrary loan requests within the Metropolitan Cooperative Library System (MCLS), the Glendale Public Library is considering the consolidation of its response process within the Circulation Department (CD). At present this response is a joint effort between the CD, the Readers' Assistance Section, and the…