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Polanka, Sue, Ed. – ALA Editions, 2012
With their explosive sales and widespread availability over the past few years, e-books have definitively proven that they're here to stay. In this sequel to her best-selling book of the same title, expert Polanka dives even deeper into the world of digital distribution. Contributors from across the e-book world offer their perspectives on what's…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, School Libraries, Public Libraries, College Libraries
Alford, Thomas; And Others – LAD Newsletter, 1977
The Committee on Fines and Penalties reports plans and activities in studying fines, penalties, and punitive activities in libraries. Findings are reported for public, academic, and school libraries, and recommendations made. (KP)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Fines (Penalties), Library Administration, Library Circulation
Blake, Fay M.; Perlmutter, Edith L. – Library Journal, 1977
Describes the inequities and inefficiencies created by user fees in public libraries and publicly supported academic libraries and agencies. Alternatives to user fees are suggested. (KP)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, Fees, Financial Support
Jones, Dennis; And Others – 1977
Represented are the detailed set of data structures relevant to the categorization of information, terminology, and definitions employed in the design of the library statistical data base. The data base, or management information system, provides administrators with a framework of information and standardized data for library management, planning,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Decision Making, Library Administration
Jones, Dennis; And Others – 1977
The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) has developed a library statistical data base which concentrates on the management information needs of administrators of public and academic libraries. This document provides an overview of the framework and conceptual approach employed in the design of the data base. The data…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Decision Making, Library Administration
Jones, Dennis; And Others – 1977
The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) has completed the development and demonstration of a library statistical data base. The data base, or management information system, was developed for administrators of public and academic libraries. The system provides administrators with a framework of information and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Decision Making, Library Administration
Shaffer, Dale E. – 1981
The job descriptions presented in this document are examples for library directors to use as guidelines in drafting statements to fit their own particular operations. The descriptions cover most of the major work activities performed in libraries, whether they be in public, college, university, or special libraries. The jobs described include…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, Job Analysis, Librarians
Jones, Dennis; And Others – 1977
The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) has completed the development and demonstration of a library statistical data base addressing the management needs of academic and public libraries. A pilot test of the data base was conducted in late Spring of 1977 in five Pennsylvania academic libraries to determine feasibility…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, Databases, Decision Making
Pollard, Frances M., Ed. – 1976
Included in these Proceedings are papers and discussion transcriptions of the 1975 Personnel Evaluation Institute. The collected papers deal with the theme of personnel performance evaluation in public, academic, and special libraries. Topics include management fundamentals, developing and using personnel evaluation systems, the library director…
Descriptors: Administration, College Libraries, Conference Reports, Conferences
Scrimgeour, Andrew D.; Potter, Susan – 1991
This paper examines the importance of contracts in formalizing agreements between libraries to provide services to off-campus students and describes the development of one such contract. Topics addressed include: (1) the value of contracts in clarifying responsibilities and elevating contracted services in the hierarchy of institutional…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Libraries, Contracts, Higher Education
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1976
The 1976 20th annual report for the Council in Library Resources (CLR) reviews the highlights of the past two decades, describes current activities in the context of the past, and relates those activities to the Council's perception of the development of an improved library system in the U.S. and abroad. The Council's board of directors, committee…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Archives, College Libraries, Fellowships
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1915
Special statistical reports on public, society, and school libraries have been published periodically by the United States Bureau of Education. Nine of these reports have appeared in the past 40 years, the last one, preceding the present 1913 report, presented the statistics of 1908. The earlier reports included the names of all libraries…
Descriptors: Statistical Data, School Libraries, Library Schools, Public Libraries
Browne, Mairead, Ed. – 1981
Pre-circulated papers, comments on these papers, documents compiled as a result of group discussion, and resolutions adopted at Australia's 1980 National Workshop on Joint-Use Libraries are presented. A joint-use library is defined as one in which two or more distinct groups of users are given equal priority in the same premises, the governance of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Centers, Contracts, Foreign Countries
Garoogian, Rhoda – 1975
Library Technical Assistants (LTA's) were the subject of a study designed to focus on four areas: (1) the present status of formal LTA training programs, (2) the present and potential job market, (3) the duties which LTA's perform, and (4) the attitude of the professional librarian toward the LTA. Data were collected from two sources--catalogs of…
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Libraries, Higher Education, Labor Market
Urzua, Roberto, Ed.; And Others – 1978
Much has happened in the field to alter the nature of library services to the Mexican American. The newest areas of library services available to Mexican Americans are at the public school and at the university level. This paper brings together some new concepts, trends, and feelings in the areas of library services in general, and in public,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, College Libraries, Information Services
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