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Re-engineering the College Library for Periodicals.
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Widdicombe, Richard – Planning for Higher Education, 1995
Two strategies used by the Stevens Institute of Technology (New Jersey) library to manage acquisition of periodicals are described. The first involved a study of circulation of existing titles to pare unused subscriptions, and a concurrent monitoring of faculty research productivity. The second was a shift in resources to electronic media and…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Libraries, College Planning
Internal Uses of the RLG Conspectus.
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Ferguson, Anthony W.; And Others – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
Considers 10 areas of internal operations in which the Research Libraries Group/North American Collection Inventory Project (RLF/NCIP) Conspectus can be used as a management aid: collection priorities, collection management, space utilization, preservation programs, staffing allocations, material fund requests, accreditation, materials selection,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Financial Support, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
Allocation of Human Resources for Collection Development.
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Bryant, Bonita – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1986
This article reviews personnel administration techniques that have been used to establish work-load parameters, but offer no aid in subject deployment. A model which identifies elements that must be included in a consideration of work-load measurement and subject allocation for library collection development tasks is presented. Thirty-four…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Administration, Library Collection Development, Library Planning
Archives under Library Administration: Points of Convergence and Conflict.
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McCarthy, Paul H. – Journal of Library Administration, 1986
Discusses how archives and library administrators' perceptions of each other's operations and administration may lead to conflicts, and how better understanding of the distinctiveness of an archive as opposed to a library may improve relations. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Cost Effectiveness, Library Acquisition
Collection Analysis Project. Final Report.
Collier, Carol; And Others – 1985
This final report of the University of Wyoming's Collection Analysis Project, which was undertaken to analyze strengths and weaknesses of the library's existing collection development program, presents recommendations on several facets of the collection development process. These recommendations cover: (1) organizational placement of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Libraries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans
Report of the Task Force on Allocations Practices.
Shelton, Diana; And Others – 1985
This task force report examines the University of Wyoming's current allocation practices, the allocations themselves, and the expenditure process according to how effectively they support the university library's collection development goals. Individual aspects of the current allocation process are reviewed, including the university budget…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Libraries, Financial Support, Higher Education
Collection Analysis Project. Interim Report.
Collier, Carol; And Others – 1984
This interim report of the University of Wyoming's Collection Analysis Project, whose purpose is to examine the university library's collection development process and make workable recommendations for process improvement, consists of a brief history of the library's collection, including a review of the evolution of the collection development…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Financial Support, Government Role, Higher Education