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Online, Inc., Weston, CT. – 1987
Reprints of 19 articles pertaining to library microcomputing appear in this collection, the second of two volumes on this topic in a series of volumes of reprints from "ONLINE" and "DATABASE" magazines. Edited for information professionals who use electronically distributed databases, these articles address such topics as: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Artificial Intelligence, Bibliographies, Computer Software
Download full textMcCombs, Gillian M. – 1985
To gather information on current catalog maintenance practices, researchers selected institutions from respondents to the September 1984 version of the OMS (Office of Management Studies) Automation Inventory of Research Libraries. A telephone survey of technical services and systems staff at 23 libraries investigated a wide range of issues related…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Databases, Higher Education
McCabe, Gerald B., Ed.; Person, Ruth J., Ed. – 1995
This book is designed to educate campus administrators on the issues facing their libraries, and the role that a library should have on the campus. Chapters are: (1) "The Academic Library: Its Place and Role in the Institution" (Joanne R. Euster); (2) "What Community Colleges Need from Their Libraries" (David R. Dowell & Jack A. Scott); (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Education, College Libraries, Community Colleges
Banks, Jennifer – 1993
This resource guide focuses on handling library materials that are too deteriorated to benefit from other preservation treatments. Hopeless case items, that would require an unreasonable amount of conservation work to fix, can be resolved through a process of reselecting items by replacing them or reformatting them. The reselection integrates…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Cataloging, Decision Making
LeClercq, Angie Whaley, Comp. – 1993
Responses of 62 member libraries from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to a survey conducted by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) about library policies and practices related to the fair use of unpublished manuscript materials indicates that recent court decisions and the current debate over fair use affect library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Copyrights, Court Litigation
Claassen, Lynda Corey, Comp. – 1993
This kit developed by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) presents results of a survey of development and fundraising activities in libraries that are members of ARL, as well as some sample documents used in connection with development and fundraising. Eighty-seven institutions…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Budgets, Developmental Programs
Montanelli, Dale S., Ed.; Stenstrom, Patricia F., Ed. – 1999
This book, emphasizing service to users, includes 10 chapters by different librarians who have had experience as practitioners. Chapters are: (1) "Avoiding the Seven Deadly Sins, or Technology and the Future of Library Service in Academic Libraries" (Michael Gorman); (2) "The Gateway Library: Rethinking Undergraduate Services" (Lizabeth A.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cataloging, Higher Education
Ragsdale, Kate W., Comp. – 1991
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) Kit presents the results of a survey on issues and concerns associated with planning for library services for persons with disabilities. The survey was sent to 119 U.S. and Canadian Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and returned by 74. The report is based on the responses of libraries which…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities
Kaufman, Paula T., Comp.; Mitchell, Aubrey H., Comp. – 1994
This compilation contains copies of the following library documents that presented recent cases for new space: (1) Excerpts from "Harnessing Technologies to Unleash Their Potential" and "Kelvin Smith Library. The Electronic Learning Environment--Transforming Access to Knowledge: A Program Statement" from Case Western University…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Environment, Evaluation Criteria, Futures (of Society)
Gardner, Jeffrey J. – 1989
The seven reports in this collection address strategic planning for change in academic and research libraries. An overview is provided in the introduction, which discusses elements of the strategic planning process; library values and operating philosophy; a vision for the library of the future; environmental analysis; assessment of current…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, Evaluation Criteria, Futures (of Society)
Epstein, Susan Baerg – 1984
In preparation for a 2-day workshop on the potential for library automation in Maine, comments regarding expectations for the workshop, specific questions, and concerns were solicited from librarians throughout Maine. This document comprises written testimony received by the solicitor. Among the issues addressed are: needs and desires in the area…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Automation, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Busch, B. J. – 1985
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) kit is based partially on the results of a fall, 1984 survey of the 117 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members to determine the extent to which they have reorganized staff and the role played by automation in planning organizational change. Particular attention was paid to the integration…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Higher Education, Library Administration
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1988
This kit and flyer produced by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center of the Association of Research Libraries provides documents submitted by 14 universities that are used in the performance evaluation of professional library staff. Commentary based on a thorough review of documents submitted by 60 libraries includes an overview of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Promotion
Lance, Keith Curry; Cairns, Schanie; Cole, Holly; Dickenson, Don; Eastburn, Daphne; French, Jennifer; Marks, Robbie Bravman; Williamson, M. Claire – Online Submission, 2006
This submission presents sixteen issues of Fast Facts from the Library Research Service covering topics regarding academic, public, school and special libraries in Colorado, the Mountain West and Southwest Regions. The following are Fast Facts titles from 2006 (1) Colorado Public Library Performance Rankings (2004 Data); (2) How Librarians Help…
Descriptors: Library Research, Special Libraries, School Libraries, Librarians
Tennant, Roy, Ed. – 2002
This book presents examples of how libraries are using XML (eXtensible Markup Language) to solve problems, expand services, and improve systems. Part I contains papers on using XML in library catalog records: "Updating MARC Records with XMLMARC" (Kevin S. Clarke, Stanford University) and "Searching and Retrieving XML Records via the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Databases, Electronic Libraries
