These quantitative standards for the delivery of library services to a dispersed population, which were developed by the Saskatchewan Library Association, are based on the decentralized delivery of library services backed up by the centralized provision of technical services, resource people, and special collections in Saskatchewan. The roles of…

Library networking is defined, and several topics are examined as they relate to developing nations--the need for library networking, the necessity of a survey of existing services, the network structure, the legal framework, financing, the need for manpower, and technological needs. Library networking is defined as the process of carefully…

The problem of forecasting monthly demands for library network services is considered in terms of using forecasts as inputs to policy analysis models, and in terms of using forecasts to aid in the making of budgeting and staffing decisions. Box-Jenkins time-series methodology, adaptive filtering, and regression approaches are examined and compared…

A discussion of objectives for an information and documentation center in science and technology is followed by a brief survey of Sri Lanka's research and development system, and an assessment of library and information services available from a research library network, particularly those developed by the Sri Lanka Scientific and Technological…

This document describes a proposed computer to computer protocol for electronic communication of digital information over a nationwide library bibliographic network. The protocol allows application tasks at one site on the network to converse with application tasks at any other site, regardless of differences in computer architecture or operating…

This report of a study of the state of networking in school library media programs nationwide and the role of such programs in the National Program for Libraries and Information Services covers the rationale for inclusion of these programs in library networks, contributions of such programs to a national program, the benefits to the users of…

This report reviews the goals, operating system, and development plans as of spring 1978 for the Bibliographic Automation of Large Library Operations using a Time-sharing System (BALLOTS) program, an online interactive library automation system developed by Stanford University in 1967. Five primary goals that will guide the operations and…

The New England Library Information Network (NELINET) entered the pilot project stage late in 1967 when the University of New Hampshire became the first member of the network to be connected to the processing center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The five other New England state university libraries were ready to be connected at the time of this…

Included in this volume of appendices to LI 000 979 are acquisitions flow charts; a current operations questionnaire; an algorithm for splitting the Library of Congress call number; analysis of the Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC II) format; production problems and decisions; operating procedures for information transmittal in the New England…

In February, 1965 the boards of the Cleveland Public and Cuyahoga County Library Districts engaged the Regional Planning Commission to prepare a plan for the expansion or modification of their branch library systems. The general goal of the study was the design of a fully satisfying level of branch library service for the people of Cuyahoga…

The purpose of this institute was to consider the ways in which various phases of interlibrary cooperation could be developed in a large and geographically scattered system composed of many once autonomous units which have developed independently up to the present. Attending the institute were librarians from the City University of New York and…

The purpose of this plan is to provide a guide for designing improvements in public library service in the Denver metropolitan region and for evaluating the libraries as they develop. The report examines the background of public library planning activities, characteristics of the region, local library systems, area library resources and minimum…

Represented are the detailed set of data structures relevant to the categorization of information, terminology, and definitions employed in the design of the library statistical data base. The data base, or management information system, provides administrators with a framework of information and standardized data for library management, planning,…

The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) has developed a library statistical data base which concentrates on the management information needs of administrators of public and academic libraries. This document provides an overview of the framework and conceptual approach employed in the design of the data base. The data…

The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) has completed the development and demonstration of a library statistical data base. The data base, or management information system, was developed for administrators of public and academic libraries. The system provides administrators with a framework of information and…