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Peer reviewedWeinland, Janice; McClure, Charles R. – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
A review of the debate within the library profession concerning the changing role of libraries and fee based library services is followed by the presentation and discussion of an economic analysis of library services based on an indifference curve model. This model may be used to justify selected user fees. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Economic Change, Fees, Information Services
Peer reviewedCimbala, Diane J. – Journal of Library Administration, 1988
Reviews the ways in which technical processing personnel enable libraries to provide fast and accurate access to information, and discusses the impact of technological change on the role and duties of technical processing personnel, the nature of library service, and existing organizational structures. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Budgeting, Library Administration
Peer reviewedCrowe, William J.; Sanders, Nancy P. – Journal of Library Administration, 1991
As prices for library materials rise and budgets shrink, cooperative collection development is becoming increasingly important. In light of the necessity for resource sharing, libraries are being forced to balance issues of access for local users vs. access to other libraries. OhioLINK is described as a model for cooperative collection…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Consortia, Information Technology, Library Administration
Peer reviewedOsburn, Charles B. – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Discusses library collection evaluation and its relationship to the acquisitions budget. Topics addressed include the publishing industry; library services that are more user centered; acquisition of versus access to sources of information and knowledge; the concept of value; library accountability; objectives and setting priorities; and levels of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accountability, Budgets, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedMcCarthy, Paul H. – Journal of Library Administration, 1986
Discusses how archives and library administrators' perceptions of each other's operations and administration may lead to conflicts, and how better understanding of the distinctiveness of an archive as opposed to a library may improve relations. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Cost Effectiveness, Library Acquisition
Peer reviewedFaerman, Sue R. – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Discusses changes in academic libraries shifting from collection-based to access-based measures of effectiveness and considers the role of library administrators as change agents. A competing values framework of organizational and managerial leadership performance is presented, and a user-centered model of organization is discussed. (Contains 13…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Administrator Role, Change Agents
Peer reviewedBrudvig, Glenn L. – Journal of Library Administration, 1991
Describes the development of California Institute of Technology Libraries' local database of articles from science and engineering journals and its integrated document request and delivery feature. It is noted that not all journals received by the libraries are in the database, backfiles are limited, and coverage is not comprehensive. (five…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Database Design
