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More than Ten Years After: Identity and Direction in Library Preservation.
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Jones, Maralyn – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Reviews the literature of preservation for 1990. Topics addressed include preservation in original format; conservation treatment; pest management; deterioration of paper, deacidification, and paper strengthening; preservation replacement; newer reformatting technologies; the management of preservation programs; education for preservation…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Education, Library Materials
Lives of Noisy Desperation: A Year's Work in Collection Development, 1989.
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Schmidt, Karen A. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1990
Reviews the 1989 literature on collection development under the following headings: General Works; Finances; Serials; New Technology; Collection Evaluation and Measurement; Automation; Cooperative Arrangements; Selection and Review; Preservation, Storage and Collection Size; Vendors/Acquisitions; and Education and Training. (94 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Library Acquisition, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Collection Development
The NCIP Option for Coordinated Collection Management.
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Farrell, David – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1986
Describes why and how the North American Collections Inventory Project (NCIP) involving three Indiana research libraries was implemented; how cooperative decisions and planning are proceeding as a result of the project; and benefits and drawbacks of the project. Comments on future are offered as NCIP begins Phase Three. (6 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Associations
National Shelflist Count: A Historical Introduction and the National Shelflist Count Project: Its History, Limitations, and Usefulness.
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Ortopan, LeRoy D.; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
Two articles describe National Shelflist Count project organized 13 years ago under auspices of American Library Association's Resources and Technical Services Division to collect and publish comparative data about strengths and growth of major North American research collections. History, limitations, usefulness, and recommendations of 1983 task…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Classification, Data Collection, Higher Education
Editing the RLG Conspectus to Analyze the OCLC Archival Tapes of Seventeen Texas Libraries.
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Nisonger, Thomas E. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
In 1984, 17 academic libraries in Association for Higher Education of North Texas consortium used the Research Libraries Group Conspectus to gather data concerning current collecting patterns. Results of study suggest that Conspectus subject breakdown may be too specific for libraries smaller than Association of Research Libraries institutions.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Classification, Consortia, Library Administration
Books Aren't Us? The Year's Work in Collection Development, 1990.
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Sullivan, David S. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Selectively surveys the literature of collection development in 1990. Topics covered include library materials budgets and finances; serials and the economics of scholarly publication; collection evaluation and analysis; cooperative arrangements; selection, deselection, housing, and preservation of library materials; staffing and organization; and…
Descriptors: Budgets, Evaluation Methods, Futures (of Society), Library Administration