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Hufford, Jon R. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2013
Assessment in United States higher education has become very important in recent years. Virtually all colleges and universities are now striving to prove through empirical evidence that they are committed to improving student learning. Created in late 2005, the US Department of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education was charged…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Library Services
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Walker, Julie – Knowledge Quest, 2012
In 2005, a record breaking 26 named tropical storms including 13 hurricanes ravaged the Gulf Coast of the United States. In response to the devastation of hundreds of schools, the Laura Bush Foundation swiftly created The Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative to help school libraries become fully functional and to offer the needed print…
Descriptors: Caring, School Libraries, Interviews, Library Administration
Baughman, M. Sue, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2013
"Research Library Issues" ("RLI") focuses on current and emerging topics that are strategically important to research libraries. The articles explore issues, share information, pose critical questions, and provide examples. This issue includes the following articles: (1) Special at the Core: Aligning, Integrating, and…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Library Materials, Library Development, History
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Knox, Emily – Public Services Quarterly, 2011
Support for intellectual freedom, a concept codified in the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights and Code of Ethics, is one of the core tenets of modern librarianship. According to the most recent interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights, academic librarians are encouraged to incorporate the principles of intellectual freedom…
Descriptors: Intellectual Freedom, Academic Freedom, Academic Libraries, Ethics
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Willmott, Kristen E.; Wall, Andrew F. – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2012
This case explores various entrepreneurial initiatives introduced by Dr. Ron Dow, dean of libraries, at a private, research-extensive institution in the northeastern United States. The case serves as an example of how entrepreneurial ideas can be applied within educational contexts, specifically, the academic support context of the university…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Research Libraries, Library Administration, Educational Innovation
Henderson, Everett; Lonergan, James – Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2011
For over a half a century, State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAAs) have played a key role in the development and delivery of library services in the United States. While the organization and responsibilities of these agencies vary from state to state, they have two things in common: state-level planning for library services and…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Library Services, Shared Resources and Services, Federal Legislation
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Fitzpatrick, Jane Brodsky – Acquisitions Librarian, 2004
Collection development in the highly specialized area of the United States merchant marine, which includes navigation, marine engineering, shipping, naval architecture and shipbuilding, and seamanship, requires familiarity with the national and international organizations, governmental and other, which regulate and oversee the marine industry.…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Industry, Selection Tools, College Libraries
Howard, Patricia – 1995
Very little has been written about Bible college libraries in the United States, even though they have been in existence since the early 1880s. This study presents the history of Cincinnati Bible College Library, tracing its development from its inception in 1928 over the years and showing how it has followed the mission statement of its parent…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration
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Jenda, Claudine Arnold – Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 2005
This paper describes the network of Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries (PTDLs), a collaborative partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for disseminating patent and trademark information in every state plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Typical information sources and services provided at PTDLs are…
Descriptors: Intellectual Property, Information Dissemination, Special Libraries, Information Networks
Melville, Annette – 1994
In 1992 the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) surveyed administrators in member libraries regarding resource strategies of the previous three years. This paper summarizes revenue activities, adaptive tactics, and budgetary practices reported by 87 Canadian, U.S. private, and U.S. public university libraries and establishes a baseline for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrators, Budgeting, Educational Finance
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Somerville, Mary M.; Schader, Barbara; Huston, Malia E. – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2005
Library leaders promote reconsideration of organisational purposes, processes, and relationships at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California, USA. Systems thinking, fortified by information literacy, informs workplace changes that provide learning experiences transferable to better alignment of library outcomes with…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Information Literacy, Leadership, Foreign Countries