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Chepesiuk, Ron – American Libraries, 1996
Describes the library of the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC. Highlights include the library director and personnel, promotion of the library's mission, budget, formats and subjects in the collection, cataloging, access policy, patrons, and future plans. A sidebar discusses "One Survivor Remembers" (the 1995 Oscar-winning…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Budgets, Cataloging, Documentaries
Robbins-Carter, Jane; Zweizig, Douglas L. – American Libraries, 1985
This second in a five-lesson tutorial on library evaluation focuses on the evaluation of library collections. Highlights include the seven-step evaluation process described in lesson one; quantitative methods (total size, unfilled requests, circulation, turnover rate); and qualitative methods (impressionistic, list-checking). One required and…
Descriptors: Courses, Formative Evaluation, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development
Newlen, Robert R. – American Libraries, 1998
Describes the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) library. Highlights include security measures, a day in the life of two CIA librarians, sample reference questions, collection development, the Historical Intelligence Collection, the CIA Web site, and library modernization. (JAK)
Descriptors: Archives, Current Events, Federal Government, Government Libraries
Intner, Sheila S.; Futas, Elizabeth – American Libraries, 1994
Discusses evaluation procedures for public libraries. Topics addressed include accountability; cooperation among libraries; economic factors; evaluation options, including the use of staff and/or consultants; problems uncovered; and factors to consider when deciding to keep or discard materials, including community needs, circulation statistics,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Relations, Consultants, Economic Factors
