An analysis is conducted of economic issues pertinent to library planning in higher education in the face of rising costs and diminishing financial support. The individual chapters deal with: 1) growth rates in large university libraries; 2) library costs in colleges and universities; 3) cost trends and long-range plans; 4) library data; and 5) a…

Reports on studies conducted to provide an in-depth picture of online catalog use in three aspects of library research: (1) as part of the reference process; (2) as used by unassisted users; (3) as a step in obtaining documents. The research methodology is offered as a model for surveying other library services or products. (14 references) (KRN)

Examines elementary school students' use of an online public access catalog to investigate the interaction between children, technology, curriculum, instruction, and learning. Highlights include patterns of successes and breakdowns; search strategies; instructional approaches and childrens' interests; structure of interaction; search terms; and…

The "ARL Annual Salary Survey, 2008-2009" reports salary data for all professional staff working in ARL libraries. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) represents the interests of libraries that serve major North American research institutions. Data for 10,148 professional staff members were reported this year for the 113 ARL…

Feedback from post graduate domestic and international students has highlighted the difficulties many have in coping with academic expectations of critical analytical thinking, reading and writing skills, academic language, referencing and expectations surrounding plagiarism and assessment. Many international students indicate that these concepts…

For education administrators, campus fires are not only a distressing loss, but also a stark reminder that a campus faces risks that require special vigilance. In many ways, campuses resemble small communities, with areas for living, working and relaxing. A residence hall fire may raise the specter of careless youth, often with the complication of…

During the period in which Duane Webster led the Association for Research Libraries (ARL), powerful commercial interests sought for their own financial purposes the information resources essential for providing education and performing research. Juxtaposed was the Internet with its inherent capacity to democratizing these resources. Commercial…

A presentation of the functions of and rationale for university and other research libraries, and reasons that the National Commission on the Financing of Post Secondary Education should recommend increased federal support. Also describes the increasing cooperation among research libraries. (LS)

The primary purpose of this study is to identify the management problems of research libraries. The study suggests some approaches to solve these problems and sets priorities for action. The discussion is focused on the future and attention is directed to topics which promise to be significant in the context of the operating environment…

The primary purpose of this study is to identify the management problems of research libraries. The study suggests some approaches to solve these problems and sets priorities for action. The discussion is focused on the future and attention is directed to topics which promise to be significant in the context of the operating environment…

Indicates the trials the student of history faces when trying to exploit the resources of archives and research libraries, both in the USA and abroad. (VT)

A journal evaluation study was conducted at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) libraries to assist in subscription renewals, collection relevance enhancement, and determination of efficient methodology. Data collection included a use study, circulation and inter-library loan statistics, core journals, questionnaires, costs,…

A response to the editorial "Pitt and the Pendulum" by John Berry, an article concerned with the problems of research libraries in this time of change and uncertainty. (Author/KP)

The independent research libraries have diverse origins and have traveled many paths toward today's complex of library resources in this country. The motives for their founding are many, and their varying sizes belie the uniform significance of their collections to the national resource. (Author)

This article explores ways in which library and computing scientists can cooperate to serve social science users by blending the unique talents and traditions that each has to offer. (Author)