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Gearhart, G. David; St. Clair, Gloriana – College and Research Libraries, 1994
This study determined how the 12 academic libraries in the Council for Interinstitutional Cooperation (CIC) approached the challenge of identifying a constituency for fund-raising development activities. Topics discussed include results of a literature review; university organization for development activities; staffing; examples of achievements;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Donors, Educational Finance
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Schwartz, Charles A. – College and Research Libraries, 1989
Reviews previously proposed schemes of classical rationality in book selection, describes new approaches to rational choice behavior, and presents a model of book selection based on bounded rationality in a garbage can decision process. The role of tacit knowledge and symbolic content in the selection process are also discussed. (102 references)…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Books, Decision Making, Library Collection Development
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Schrader, Alvin M.; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1989
Describes a survey of 47 postsecondary educational institutions in three prairie provinces of Canada that examined the extent of pressures to remove, relocate, or reclassify library materials between 1980 and 1985, and the effectiveness of written selection policies in dealing with such pressures. Specific censorship incidents are reported in…
Descriptors: Censorship, College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Clapp, Verner W.; Jordan, Robert T. – College and Research Libraries, 1989
Reprint of a 1964 article by David Kaser which presented mathematical formulas for estimating the collection sizes (in volumes) required to ensure minimum adequacy of academic library collections at institutions with widely different characteristics. Current article presents new formulas and illustrates their application at specific institutions.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
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Selth, Jeff; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1992
This study examined circulation and inhouse use of 13,029 randomly selected volumes--both serials and monographs in all subject areas--in a university library over a 7-year period. Results challenged inference of internal use from circulation figures and the appropriateness of weeding based on lack of circulation alone. A 26-item chronological…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development
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Sanders, Nancy P.; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1988
Describes a study that examined the feasibility of automating the process of library collection analysis, using collections in botany and mathematical analysis as the study population and bibliographic utility databases as sources of holdings information. The discussion covers the effectiveness of the methodology and potential uses of the results.…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Evaluation Criteria, Library Collection Development, Library Cooperation
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Bustion, Marifran; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1992
An auxiliary study of the direct observation method for counting periodical usage in Evans Library at Texas A&M University found that student observations contain substantial error and that aggregation problems and cost issues are fundamental constraints to this method. Concludes direct observation may be useful in calibrating the results of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, Field Tests, Higher Education
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Seavey, Charles A. – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Describes a study that measures and analyzes the map collections of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) using data from 1984 and 1988. Size of collections and growth rate are examined, and a composite index is used to rank the map collections to determine whether maps receive the same attention as other materials. (14 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Collection Development, Library Materials
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Werking, Richard Hume – College and Research Libraries, 1991
Describes results of a survey that was conducted to compile statistical data on collection growth and library expenditures in academic libraries. Data from liberal arts college libraries are compared with data from members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), library statistics are discussed, and significant trends are described. (32…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
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Gertz, Janet; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1993
A study of library collections at Amherst College, Grinnell College, and Franklin and Marshall College to assess the applicability of a selection model for preservation candidates in nonresearch libraries is reported. Brittle books held by fewer than five libraries were identified, supporting the model for preservation and cooperative collection…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
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Austin, Ronald E. – College and Research Libraries, 1994
Provides data on price trends for French academic books in the humanities and social sciences for the years 1986-90 based on information from the "Bulletin Critique du Livre Francais," a monthly book-reviewing journal. A method for developing a price index for this material is demonstrated. (Contains eight references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Cost Indexes, Foreign Countries
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Lowry, Charles B. – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Discusses the use of formula allocations for book and serial funds in academic libraries' collection development and proposes a matrix formula based on disciplinary needs and publishing patterns. Variables in the formula that are used to represent institutional goals at the University of Texas at Arlington are explained. (16 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Funding Formulas, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines
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Hernon, Peter – College and Research Libraries, 1991
Explores the collection and use of library and information science (LIS) monographs by academic librarians. The use of individual and focus group interviews to identify issues affecting the use and nonuse of LIS monographs is described, and the influence of promotion and tenure requirements on LIS publications is considered. (32 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans, Interviews
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Harloe, Bart – College and Research Libraries, 1989
Presents a collection development model appropriate for libraries whose primary purpose is to support undergraduate education, in which collection development initiatives are taken by the library with the advice of teaching faculty. The organizational prerequisites for client centered collection development are discussed and a step by step…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, College Faculty, Decision Making
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Walden, Barbara; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1994
Reports on acquisitions of selected Western European political science materials deemed important for inclusion in at least one North American research library. The percentages of French, Italian, Swedish, Catalan, Icelandic, and Belgian materials not found in RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) and OCLC are provided. Factors supporting…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Foreign Countries, Foreign Language Books
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