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Download full textBarrett, G. Jaia, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2008
"ARL" is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). "ARL" reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Handheld Devices, Reference Services
Direct linkMoncrieff, Joan; Macauley, Peter; Epps, Janine – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2007
Supporting the information needs of researchers adequately is a major challenge for university libraries. This paper outlines results of a survey of 23 researchers conducted by Deakin University Library into their information needs and perceptions of the library's role and performance. The survey challenged established ideas about researchers'…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Information Needs, Library Services
Wilder, Stanley – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
This article discusses what the growing generation gap among library employees mean for academic research libraries and for the profession. Viewed collectively, the members of the under-35 cohort are a harbinger of a new kind of academic library professional, one whose traits bear directly on the ability of libraries to thrive amid the continuing…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Age Differences, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries
Mezick, Elizabeth M. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2007
Using data on libraries collected by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), as well as fall-to-fall retention rates obtained from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), this study employs statistical…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Expenditures, Library Materials, Correlation
Lawrence, Jane Fiori – New Directions for Higher Education, 2007
From the beginning, those planning UC Merced hoped to create a different type of research university. The campus was intentionally placed in the San Joaquin Valley, a region of California with high poverty, low educational attainment, and great ethnic diversity. With the educational needs of the region in mind, one among many of the innovations…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Student Personnel Services, Academic Achievement, Poverty Areas
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
Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2006
ARL is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). ARL reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and users; higher education…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Communication (Thought Transfer), Scholarship, Information Policy
Kibbee, Jo – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2006
The author investigates issues faced by academic research libraries in providing virtual reference services to unaffiliated users. These libraries generally welcome visitors who use on-site collections and reference services, but are these altruistic policies feasible in a virtual environment? This paper reviews the use of virtual reference…
Descriptors: Librarians, Electronic Libraries, Research Libraries, Reference Services
Sebera, Donald K. – 1994
A quantitative tool, the isoperm method, is described; it quantifies the effect of environmental factors of temperature (T) and percent relative humidity (%RH) on the anticipated useful life expectancy of paper-based collections. The isoperm method provides answers to questions of the expected lifetime of the collection under various temperature…
Descriptors: Archives, Decision Making, Environmental Influences, Humidity
Fretwell, Gordon, Comp. – 1984
This report presents the results of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) 1983 survey of librarians' salaries in 19 tables. A brief introduction summarizing the most important statistical findings from the survey notes that the fiscal 1984 median salary for ARL university librarians was $24,940, an increase of 6.1% from the previous year.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Higher Education, Librarians
Peer reviewedWalker, Gay – College and Research Libraries, 1975
A survey of preservation activities in large academic libraries revealed widespread problems of deterioration of library materials. Some countermeasures are described. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Books, College Libraries, Library Materials, Library Surveys
Research USA, Inc., Chicago, IL. – 1989
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) commissioned Research USA, Inc., to conduct a survey of 468 of their individual members in order to find out more about them, their libraries, and their involvement with ACRL. Some of the specific areas studied in the survey include: (1) the type and place of their employment; (2) their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Associations, Library Personnel
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1979
An Association of Research Libraries (ARL) telephone survey indicated that staff associations in many large academic and research libraries have developed into distinct action-oriented groups. This appears to be due to a combination of factors including increased staff interest in the library decision-making process, the emergence on changed forms…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Associations, Library Personnel
New York Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency, NY. – 1981
The results of a survey of the New York Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency (METRO) and selected Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member-libraries concerning the selection tools they use the most frequently in acquiring new materials are tabulated in this guide. The categories covered by the survey are based on the Library of…
Descriptors: Indexes, Library Material Selection, Library Materials, Library Surveys
Gabriel, Michael – Library Journal, 1974
Keeping back issues of serials on microfiche solves cost and storage problems. (PF)
Descriptors: Costs, Library Collections, Library Cooperation, Library Expenditures
