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Download full textOberg, Larry R. – 1979
This review of the literature on undergraduate libraries, the historical context from which they arose, and their status at the end of the 1970's points out that a long tradition of lack of concern for undergraduate bibliographical needs was broken dramatically in 1949 by the construction of Lamont Library, the Harvard undergraduate facility.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Construction Programs, Higher Education, History
Peer reviewedRohdy, Margaret A. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1981
Examines the literature of administration of library technical services from both a library and a management approach, and describes some of the activities of management sections of various library organizations. There are 27 references. (RAA)
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Library Administration, Library Associations, Library Expenditures
Peer reviewedByrd, Gary D. – College and Research Libraries, 1990
Argues that recent dramatic increases in the numbers and prices of scholarly journals are evidence of a distorted economic marketplace for scholarly information. The discussion covers the strategies needed to reshape the current system of scholarly communication and the need for leadership within the research library community. (34 references)…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Economic Climate, Leadership, Library Expenditures
Poulos, Angela – 1979
Cooperative collection development is discussed as a method of coping with rising prices for expensive and little used library materials. The experiences of institutions which have had success in overcoming difficulties associated with cooperative ventures are presented, and a program of 12 recommendations is suggested. Twenty references are…
Descriptors: Costs, Library Acquisition, Library Collections, Library Cooperation
Peer reviewedLawrence, Gary S.; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1983
Discusses features of online library catalogs and their cost characteristics, including financial management and planning (hardware and software options, turnkey vendors); approaches to cost analysis (actual experiences, building blocks); baseline estimates for two average academic libraries; and vendor estimates. Forty-five references and a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Higher Education, Library Administration
Peer reviewedPastine, Maureen; Kacena, Carolyn – Library Trends, 1994
Presents budgeting requirements that are needed to meet the electronic library needs in small- and medium-sized academic libraries based on library automation activities at Southern Methodist University (Texas) and a review of the literature. Highlights include cooperative ventures; fund raising; personnel needs; benefits of automation; strategic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Cost Estimates, Costs
Peer reviewedRacine, Drew, Ed.; And Others – Journal of Library Administration, 1991
This theme issue presents eight articles that discuss managing changes in technical services in academic, research, and public libraries. Topics discussed include new technological products and services; personnel; budgeting; planning; online library systems; the relationship with public services; organizational structures; bibliographic access…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Change Strategies, Futures (of Society)
