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Natale, Joe, Ed. – Illinois Libraries, 1991
Twelve articles describe new library buildings in Illinois and address various aspects of library construction. Highlights include public, special, academic, and school libraries; library design and historic preservation; Carnegie libraries; handicapped accessibility, including the Americans with Disabilities Act; construction considerations; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accessibility (for Disabled), Design Requirements, Elementary Secondary Education
Lund, Patricia; And Others – Illinois Libraries, 1993
Includes nine articles that discuss cooperative library networking in Illinois. Highlights include library systems as cooperative agencies; PALI (Private Academic Libraries of Illinois); rural school and public library development; systemwide users; regional medical libraries; virtual libraries and the Coalition for Networked Information; a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Depository Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education
Olson, Chalermsee – Illinois Libraries, 1996
Southeast Asian Studies programs arose in American higher education after World War II, creating special problems for university and research libraries. The major problems were and still are acquisition and cataloging. The Donn V. Hart Southeast Asian Collection, founded in 1963, is unique in Illinois and contains 21,000 Indonesian; 15,000 Thai;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Asian Studies, Cataloging, Higher Education
Althage, Jill; Stine, Diane – Illinois Libraries, 1992
A survey of curriculum centers in Illinois academic institutions found that a wide range of library services were offered to education faculty, staff, and students and that librarians were committed to the education community and the larger university. (EA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Curriculum Study Centers, Higher Education
Whisler, Karen; Slough, Marlene; Sung, Nackil; Cressman, Barbara – Illinois Libraries, 1998
Describes a study conducted at Eastern Illinois University's library that examined nine full-text databases to determine the content and subject coverage of each database. Discusses implications for collection development, including policies for the evaluation of electronic resources; and the need for dialog between librarians and vendors. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Content Analysis, Electronic Libraries, Evaluation Methods
Nollen, Sheila H. – Illinois Libraries, 1989
Describes how analysis of the circulation of federal government publications over a 40-month period at Western Illinois University revealed patterns of usage that allowed the library to make more informed collection management decisions. The most frequently circulated classes of government documents are listed as a guide for other depository…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Depository Libraries, Federal Government, Government Publications
Dorst, Thomas J., Ed. – Illinois Libraries, 1989
Twelve articles focusing on the issue of cooperative collection management describe the history and current status of specific projects within the Illinois Library and Information Network. The last article summarizes the status of coordinated cooperative collection management in Illinois, clarifies terminology, and speculates on future…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Advisory Committees, Community Services, Coordination
