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Brodman, Estelle – 1979
Many problems in developing biomedical library services for the emerging nations of Southeast Asia remain amenable only to legislation; however, IFLA seems particularly well situated to assist in these tasks. Of the numerous political and technical problems to be overcome, first and foremost are the difficulties involved in the simple transmission…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, International Organizations, Legislation, Library Administration
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Univ. Library Management Studies. – 1979
This annual report reviews the activities of the ARL Office of Management Studies. Highlights of 1979 included: (1) implementation of academic library program self-studies; (2) four studies by the Collection Analysis Project; (3) completion of one management review and analysis program and initiation of another; (4) utilization of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Budgets, Library Administration
Download full textBOELKE, JOANNE – 1968
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REVIEW ARTICLE AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON LIBRARY TECHNICIANS IS TO (1) SUMMARIZE CURRENT ACTIVITIES IN THIS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING FIELD, (2) PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF THE ISSUES, PROBLEMS, AND OPINIONS ON THE SUBJECT, (3) IDENTIFY THE AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH LIBRARY TECHNICIANS, AND (4) LIST, IN A SELECTIVE…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Educational Trends, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems
PDF pending restorationMacDougall, Frank C., Ed. – 1976
The National University Extension Association provides a directory of library extension services at member institutions. The listing is alphabetical by state and then by college or university within each state. Information given includes library or division name, address, telephone, supervisor, staff, library organization, special extension…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Colleges, Directories, Extension Education
Barabba, Vincent P. – 1974
The activities and services of the Bureau of the Census of greatest interest to users are given in this paper. Fees paid to the bureau for services nearly amount to the budget requested from Congress. At the bureau the Data User Service Office is most concerned with user needs and constantly seeks to upgrade the materials produced and to…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Services
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1971
During the fiscal year covered by this report, the Council allocated $1,401,982 for the support of 32 new projects and continued or completed work on a number of others. In the area of administration and management, the Council is continuing the long-range program designed to help libraries make maximum use of available resources. Since 1968 the…
Descriptors: Administration, Annual Reports, College Libraries, International Programs
Peer reviewedSchmude, Karl G. – Australian Library Journal, 1984
Examines physical deterioration of library collections as result of acidic content of books published since mid-nineteenth century. Dimensions of problem, solutions being developed by libraries, and professional challenges posed by preservation (collection management, organizational structures, technical processes, educational programs) are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Associations, Library Cooperation
Peer reviewedWinger, Howard W. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1985
Chronicles derivation of "Journal of Education for Library and Information Science" (formerly "Journal of Education for Librarianship") in 1960 from three earlier Association of American Library Schools (AALS) publications: "Report of Meeting,""Directory,""Newsletter." Events and personalities in…
Descriptors: Directories, Higher Education, History, Honor Societies
Peer reviewedStone, Elizabeth W. – Library Trends, 1986
Highlights concepts and developments over past century in continuing library education. Library school initiatives in 1960s, contribution of Association of American Library Schools (AALS), the Continuing Library Education Network and Exchange (CLENE), and roles of state library agencies, federal government, professional associations, and academic…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Higher Education, History, Institutional Role
Peer reviewedPhiri, Zilole M. K. – International Library Review, 1986
Examines performance of library profession in Zambia in the context of the criteria of professionalism. Highlights include contribution of librarians to the growth of library profession in Zambia; belonging to a professional association (Zambian Library Association); library education; service-orientation to society; publications of the…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Developing Nations, Higher Education, Librarians
Peer reviewedHayes, Robert M; And Others – Library and Information Science Research, An International Journal, 1983
Explores alternative measures--Ph.D.s produced by the institution, number of faculty, number of interlibrary loans, number of publications attributable to the institution--to be used to test applicability to research libraries of the Cobb-Douglas production function, which relates three variables--production, labor, and capital investment.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Associations, Mathematical Models
Daniel, Evelyn H. – Library Journal, 1985
Discussion of the process of postsecondary accreditation highlights elements of accreditation (institutional, move from private voluntary activity to public process; and accreditation by American Library Association's Committee on Accreditation (public interest, institutional setting, standards, broadening the field, undergraduate programs). (21…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGrogan, D. J. – Education for Information: The International Review of Education and Training in Library and Information Science, 1983
Reviews and discusses issues in education for librarianship that have been debated over course of last hundred years and are central to problem of education for a profession: desirability of professional schools; control of education by professional bodies; theory versus practice; fieldwork; the core curriculum. Fifty-six references are cited.…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Core Curriculum, Higher Education, History
Peer reviewedAnderson, Dorothy J. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1985
Compared with Association of College and Research Libraries' (ACRL) members, Council of Library Resources' Senior Fellows were three times as active professionally, held three times as many professional society leadership positions, moved twice as often. Males and females presented similar profiles as Senior Fellows, distinctly different profiles…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Characteristics, Administrators, Careers
Brown, Karen, Comp.; Holmes, Emily, Comp. – SPEC Kit, 2002
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) Kit presents the results of a survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries designed to explore to what extent preservation activities have been integrated into research library operations by examining the many facets of mature preservation programs and determining how much…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Associations
