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Burlingame, Dwight F., Ed. – Journal of Library Administration, 1990
Eight articles address topics related to development and fund raising in libraries: philanthropy; public relations and fund raising; special events and fund raising; finding donors; annual funds in academic libraries; library capital campaigns; a public library endowment campaign; and planned giving. An introduction to the articles and a 244-item…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Fund Raising, Higher Education, Library Administration

Jankowska, Maria Anna; Young, Nancy J. – Journal of Library Administration, 1999
Based on the authors' experiences as catalog, reference, and network resources librarians, this paper examines traditional methods of operation and the emerging blending of duties and the effects on individuals and the profession. Examines changing demands on library users as a cause for the blurring lines. Concludes that catalogers and reference…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Change, Information Science, Job Development

Lynch, Richard; And Others – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Advocates the need for libraries to identify, nurture, and sustain new partnerships given rapid technological advancements and trends in information economics. Principles of partnerships are described, including Total Quality Management (TQM), negotiation, seamless connectivity, performance data, trust, patience, and perseverance; and steps in the…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Futures (of Society), Institutional Cooperation, Library Administration

Lynden, Frederick C. – Journal of Library Administration, 1994
It is important that librarians research and plan to make the relationship between library collections and remote access comfortable and successful for users and the library. This article discusses the political, social, and economic advantages and disadvantages of remote access. (JMV)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Economic Factors, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society)

Ford, Karin E. – Journal of Library Administration, 1988
Examines the impact of library automation on collection development, and argues that collection development now requires information and expertise possessed by both public and technical services librarians. The need to adjust the library's organizational structure to facilitate this interaction is discussed. (28 notes with references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Collection Development, Library Technical Processes, Organizational Change

Born, Kathleen – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Examines the role of the serials vendor in the collection assessment and evaluation process in academic libraries. Topics discussed include the subscription agency's resources, including databases; issues of quality, accessibility, and manageability; costs, both present and future forecasts; availability, including document delivery; and issues of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Databases, Futures (of Society)

North, William D. – Journal of Library Administration, 1986
Identifies the tasks that the library administrator must complete if the collection is to successfully withstand censorship. Using an analogy of the construction, arming, and manning of a "citadel," a strategy is presented which is adaptable to the broadest range of attack on collection, acquisition, and dissemination policies of…
Descriptors: Censorship, Intellectual Freedom, Library Administration, Library Collection Development

Alessi, Dana L. – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Discusses the vendor's role in the library collection evaluation process. Vendor services are described, including catalogs, bibliographies, periodicals, and announcement services; the process required to produce a vendor publication is explained; and new online and CD-ROM collection assessment tools are described. (LRW)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Library Automation, Library Collection Development, Online Systems

Dean, John F. – Journal of Library Administration, 1986
Examines changes in emphasis on collection development and conservation in both library and archival materials in recent years, and outlines evaluative criteria and priorities to be used in formulating collection management policy. (CLB)
Descriptors: Archives, Evaluation Criteria, Library Collection Development, Library Planning

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

Dannelly, Gay N. – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Discusses the increased costs of library materials, the need for a new budgeting approach, and the impact of technology. The development of a library materials index that was developed at Ohio State University to provide a consistent source for measuring library materials expenditures against the marketplace is described. (Contains 14 references.)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Cost Indexes, Costs

Ferguson, Anthony W. – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Discussion of collection assessment focuses on academic library experiences. Topics addressed include library accountability; funding shortages; barriers to collection assessment; strategies to aid in assessment, including adequate training and performance incentives; and implications of collection assessment for library budgets, including…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accountability, Budgets, Evaluation Methods

Dowd, Sheila T. – Journal of Library Administration, 1990
Examines the rising costs of library materials and the impact on access to information. Four types of cooperative library programs are described: (1) programs to extend scholarly resources; (2) programs to reduce materials costs by dividing collecting responsibility; (3) programs to improve clients' access to information; and (4) programs to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Costs, Library Collection Development, Library Cooperation

Schrift, Leonard – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Discusses acquisitions budgets, price increases, and their effect on academic library collections, based on the broader economic situation. Topics addressed include changes in the publishing industry; the increasing numbers of publications; the role of technology; ineffective responses of libraries; and the need for libraries to change their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Economic Factors, Higher Education

Atkinson, Ross – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Discussion of the decline in the purchasing power of academic libraries' acquisitions budgets focuses on why and how the acquisitions budget should be integrated into the broader library and institutional budgeting and planning process to help manage the costs of scholarly communication. Highlights include collection development and remodeling the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Costs, Higher Education