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Nachlas, Joel A.; Pierce, Anton R. – College and Research Libraries, 1979
Presents a methodology, known as microcosting, for identifying the unit costs of providing specific library services. It is applied for illustrative purposes to the determination of the unit costs of tracking overdue materials at a major university library; a task flowchart, mathematical formula, and data tables are included. (Author/JD)
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Administration, Library Services, Models

Baumler, J. V.; Baumler, J. L. – College and Research Libraries, 1975
The reserve book activities of a typical college library were analyzed by means of a computer simulation. (Author)
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, Computer Oriented Programs, Library Administration

Dougherty, Richard M. – College and Research Libraries, 1978
The provision of library services through networks has already affected collection development, cataloging, interlibrary loan, reference work, and document delivery. Library managers are advised to review how networks might impact their operations in order to formulate appropriate solutions as soon as possible. Several specific management problems…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Library Administration, Library Collections

Olum, Paul – College and Research Libraries, 1984
Written from perspective of the president of a graduate research-oriented university, the author explores nature of the academic library, its size and structure, retrenchment as it affects acquisitions and services, and issue of who makes decisions concerning the library. Space and budgetary problems at the University of Oregon are discussed.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgets, Higher Education, Library Acquisition

Elizabeth W. Matthews – College and Research Libraries, 1977
A national survey of administrators in the resource centers of community colleges reveals that they are assuming a new expanded role in a total program. They are becoming educational technologists for individual and curricular instruction assisting in teaching strategies and becoming involved in areas such as design, production, graphics and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Instructional Materials

Poole, Jay Martin; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Suggests that as automated information services become more prevalent, it is essential that libraries find permanent funding to support this activity. Funding of information provided by an online search that satisfies legitimate educational and research needs with monies from print materials budget is considered. Three reactions to essay are…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Costs, Financial Support

O'Neil, Robert M. – College and Research Libraries, 1984
This essay suggests several criteria by which academic libraries' standards and processes might be judged: appraisal of interinstitutional cooperation, acceptance of new technologies, preservation of materials, role of library in total educational process, involvement of librarians in general unversity governance, and role of faculty users in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Futures (of Society), Higher Education

McClure, Charles R. – College and Research Libraries, 1986
A pilot study conducted to identify concerns of public services middle managers on costing and use of performance measures found the librarians interviewed had little faith in their usefulness. Implications of these findings are discussed and specific ways to increase the usefulness of such measures for library decision-making are suggested. (CDD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education

Veaner, Allen B. – College and Research Libraries, 1985
Explores the implications of changes to be expected within foreseeable future (1985-95) in environment, mission, functions, and operations of academic libraries for librarians and librarianship. Context of academic librarianship, governance, faculty status, the library's information economy, marketing information to end user, and possible futures…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Fees, Futures (of Society), Higher Education

Ford, Vikki – College and Research Libraries, 1985
Presents results of survey of 48 academic library directors on use and effectiveness of public relations (PR) programs (planned PR programs administered by one person, coordinated PR programs, favored channels of communication, importance of academic library PR). Recommendations based on survey results and review of literature are offered. (22…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Higher Education, Library Administration

Martell, Charles – College and Research Libraries, 1981
The implementation of work redesign techniques described or similar advanced methods of organization and work system design should allow academic libraries to respond more effectively to rapid changes in user demand and improve the quality of working life of their employees. Included are 44 references. (Author/RAA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Charts, Job Enrichment, Job Satisfaction

Durey, Peter – College and Research Libraries, 1980
Describes the history, management, staffing, facilities, services, and automation of the libraries in the six universities and one university college in New Zealand, and summarizes the history and current state of libraries in teachers' colleges, technical institutes, and community colleges. Article includes photographs of some of the libraries.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Colleges, Development, Foreign Countries

Snyder, Henry – College and Research Libraries, 1986
The administrator of the library of the future will be concerned with costs of new services, while the scholar will see a knowledge explosion within his or her own lifetime. Librarians must help scholars stay informed of new developments in their respective disciplines and teach them new techniques to access materials. (CDD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Databases, Electronic Publishing

Schlichter, Doris J.; Pemberton, J. Michael – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Literature analysis indicates that surveys are not widely used in the planning process for academic libraries because of difficulties with design of user studies, translation of survey results into management decisions, and acceptance of survey data by librarians. Trends such as competition from private information sources will force a change in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Librarian Attitudes