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Download full textVasi, John – 1989
A Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey conducted in 1986 investigated the collection and use of management statistics in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries, and SPEC Kit #134 (May 1987) summarized the kinds of statistics collected and the reasons given by the 91 respondents for collecting them. This more…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Higher Education
Zlatos, Christy – 1986
This report provides an overview of the holdings of the Auburn University Libraries, including the Ralph Brown Draughon Library, the Architecture Library, the Veterinary Medical Library, and the Haley Center collection, with particular emphasis on the holdings in support of the Department of Educational Media. A summary is provided of collections,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Education Courses, Educational Media, Government Publications
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on social science libraries presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Efforts at Computerization in Nigerian Libraries--A State of Development Review" (A. Olugboyega Banjo, Nigeria); (2) "The Information Activities of the National Library of Economics in the Federal…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
McCabe, Timothy J. – 1986
In November 1984, surveys were mailed to the 215 interlibrary loan coordinators of OHIONET institutions asking them to participate in a study of interlibrary loan (ILL) photocopying practices and procedures. Questionnaires were returned by 152 coordinators for a response rate of 71%. The study focused on the use of various tools in the selection…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1978
A 1978 information survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members indicated that at that time, only a few large libraries were planning to freeze their card catalogs and set up alternative catalog forms as a response to decisions made by the Library of Congress to freeze its card catalog, supply access to its collection through an…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Card Catalogs, Higher Education, Library Automation
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1978
Results of a 1978 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) survey indicated that 68 (89%) of responding libraries utilized an automated cataloging system. Of those 68, 53 participated in the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC), five in BALLOTS, and the rest in other networks or local systems. At the beginning of this collection, a concise summary…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Higher Education, Library Automation
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1979
A 1979 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey on special collections in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions focuses on centralized departments that handle rare books, manuscripts, archives, and author-subject collections. Statistical results from 66 survey replies reporting on the staffing, size, and expenditures of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Support, Higher Education, Information Needs
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1979
A 1979 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey investigated the development, management, and staffing of microform collections in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions. Survey results indicate that the major types of microform holdings are government publications, large publishers' sets, and back runs of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Facility Planning, Higher Education, Library Collections
Nilson, Julieanne V. – 1985
A March 1985 survey of members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) netted 63 responses on 4 topics related to gifts and exchange programs: organizational change, the use of automation, changes in priorities, and the impact of the Tax Reform Act of 1984. Comments throughout the responses reflect that materials collected through gifts and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Exchange Programs, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1989
The 39 funded programs described in this brochure involve bibliographic control, collection development, and preservation of library materials at research libraries, and are designed to make rare materials accessible through bibliographic control and networking. The description of each funded project includes the responsible agent conducting the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Connor, Vianne, Ed. – 1987
Following a directory of New Jersey State Library staff, narrative and statistical information on fiscal year 1986 grant programs administered by the Library Development Bureau of the New Jersey State Library is provided for the following funding categories: (1) New Jersey state library aid, including per capita aid, incentive grants, area…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
PDF pending restorationStebelman, Scott – 1981
A survey of 88 research libraries measuring staff involvement in key public service functions indicates that professional personnel are significantly more active in providing graduate library instruction, online searches, and reference service than paraprofessionals. When professional groups were compared, it was found that in those libraries…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Job Analysis, Librarians, Library Instruction
Siess, Judith A. – 1982
Research into both the information needs of engineers engaged in research and development, and the means chosen by engineers to fulfill their information needs are summarized in this condensation of a Master's thesis. Parallel questionnaires were administered in 1981 to 78 engineers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering…
Descriptors: Engineers, Information Needs, Information Seeking, Information Sources
California Univ., Riverside. Library. – 1981
This report on the University of California at Riverside Library presents an overall description of the UCR library system and each of its functions, its relationship to the university it serves, and its regional and national ties, as well as a statement of the assumptions and principles underlying its plans and objectives for the coming decade.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Administration
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1982
This set of minutes from a semiannual meeting of the Association of Research Libraries includes two presentations: "Some Reflections on User Needs and the Information Transfer Process," a talk on government publications and the public's right to know by Joseph Morehead, and "A Commentary on the NCLIS Public Sector/Private Sector…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Federal Government, Government Publications, Government Role
