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McDonald, Fran; Stark, Matthew – 1983
In late 1981 and early 1982, a total of 775 public secondary school librarians, 507 elementary school librarians, and 324 public librarians in Minnesota were sent questionnaires asking about instances of censorship in their institutions from 1979 to 1981, and about their library selection and reevaluation policies. Response rates of 29 to 32% were…
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Library Acquisition, Library Material Selection
Maryland Library Association, Baltimore. – 1981
This booklet outlines the components of public library collection development policies and presents a set of materials which address the civil issues surrounding the freedom of public libraries to maintain uncensored collections. An introduction which defines the function of collection development policies is followed by an outline of the basic…
Descriptors: Censorship, Citizen Participation, Civil Liberties, Library Acquisition
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1979
One section of a spring 1979 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey on communication in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions examined how members exchange information with external groups including the university administration, faculty, users, support groups, other libraries, and the profession in general. According…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Committees, Higher Education, Library Administration
Weaver, Alice O.; And Others – 1984
This procedures manual is designed to help book selectors at the University of Toledo Libraries understand their responsibilities in performing their various tasks in regards to building, maintaining, and expanding the libraries' collections to support the university's teaching, research, and service goals. To this end, selectors must have…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Competence, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Ostler, Larry – 1985
A study was undertaken to develop a strategic plan for the Information Services Division of the Harold B. Lee Library (HBLL) at Brigham Young University (Utah). A secondary purpose of the study was to produce a model for strategic planning for public service units of academic libraries in Utah. A questionnaire was sent to administrators of member…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Planning, Library Research
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1975
This kit presents the results of a survey conducted by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in 1974 to investigate and document various experiences of academic and research libraries in reclassifying portions of collections or entire collections and the relationship between libraries' particular classification schemes on effective…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Classification, Higher Education
Sitts, Maxine K., Ed. – 1983
Based on the comprehensive library self-study method developed by the Association of Research Libraries' (ARL) Office of Management Studies (OMS) and first used as the Management Review and Analysis Project (MRAP), this resource notebook presents surveys and diagnostic aids, OMS self-study reports, and ARL member library documents related to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Improvement Programs, Library Administration
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1979
A 1979 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey investigated the development, management, and staffing of microform collections in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions. Survey results indicate that the major types of microform holdings are government publications, large publishers' sets, and back runs of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Facility Planning, Higher Education, Library Collections
Nilson, Julieanne V. – 1985
A March 1985 survey of members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) netted 63 responses on 4 topics related to gifts and exchange programs: organizational change, the use of automation, changes in priorities, and the impact of the Tax Reform Act of 1984. Comments throughout the responses reflect that materials collected through gifts and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Exchange Programs, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Nollan, Richard – 1986
In December of 1985 the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) conducted a survey of its 105 academic members to determine which libraries were acquiring and circulating microcomputer software and what policy guidelines were regulating this library function. Of the 74 libraries that responded, 72 indicated they were acquiring microcomputer…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Ireland, Jackie; And Others – 1988
Developed as part of a reexamination of the mission and goals of community services and continuing education, this paper reviews the history of the National Council on Community Services and Continuing Education (NCCSCE), presents the conceptual framework within which the Council developed its 1988 policy statement, provides the statement itself,…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Services, Continuing Education
McClure, Charles R.; And Others – 1985
This report summarizes activities conducted from fall 1984 through spring 1985, under a planning grant from the Council on Library Resources for Innovation and Improvement of Basic and Supplementary Education for Academic and Research Libraries. The report includes a review of selected literature related to educational programs for academic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Education
Gossman, Ginger L.; Fowler, Laura Sanchez; Alderete-Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2008
This report summarizes the 2007-2008 program evaluation of professional development opportunities for teachers of English as a second language (ESL) in Austin Independent School District's Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) program.
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Faculty Development, Program Evaluation, Language Teachers
Carlson, David, Comp.; Morein, P. Grady, Comp. – 1983
In order to collect information on online bibliographic searching activities in smaller academic libraries, a survey was conducted in December 1982 of 252 college and university libraries located in public and private institutions with enrollments of between 1,000 and 5,000 students. An 88.5% response rate was achieved. It was found that 65% of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Fees, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1979
In the spring of 1979, the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) conducted a survey to identify common practices, approaches, and problems related to communication in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions. Survey responses were received from 75 of the 105 ARL libraries; the responses and statistical results are included in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Employer Employee Relationship
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