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Peer reviewedAustralian Academic & Research Libraries, 1997
The Australian and New Zealand academic library statistics for 1996 provide data on overall staffing, services, collections. expenditures, and population in 43 Australian and 7 New Zealand academic library systems. Includes amendments to the 1995 statistics. (PEN)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
Peer reviewedMarama, Ishaya D. – International Information & Library Review, 1998
Describes the use of questionnaires and interviews for a study on the use of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Library (Nigeria) by international students. Problems faced by students are highlighted, including the language barrier, new services, and unfamiliar library terminology. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Higher Education
Download full textFretwell, Gordon, Comp.; And Others – 1994
This report presents data from the 1992 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) annual salary survey. Forty-two tables report data on professional salaries and years of experience, including breakdowns for minority librarians; distribution of professional staff by salary and position and by sex and position; the type of institution; and size of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Librarians
Peer reviewedWinkworth, Ian – Library Trends, 2001
Reports on approaches to measuring the service quality of academic libraries in the United Kingdom. Discusses the role of government and the national background of quality measurement; measurement frameworks; better use of statistics; benchmarking; measuring user satisfaction; and possible future development. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Benchmarking, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp.; Rodriguez, Ken, Comp.; Newton, Joanna, Comp. – 1997
This report presents data from 116 U.S. and Canadian research libraries that were members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) during the 1995-96 fiscal year. The 1995-96 Preservation Statistics questionnaire was designed to yield statistical information on the current level of preservation efforts in research libraries and on the key…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Associations
Peer reviewedRinderknecht, Deborah – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Presents norms for reference desk staffing based on 1988-89 statistics from over 100 libraries in the United States and Canada and compares results with an earlier study based on 1978-79 statistics. Data are reported on gate count, reference transactions, person-hours at the reference desk, and workload. (five references) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Reed-Scott, Jutta, Comp.; And Others – 1995
This document presents data from 115 U.S. and Canadian research libraries that were members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) during the 1993-94 fiscal year. The Preservation Statistics questionnaire which is included is designed to yield statistical information on the current level of preservation efforts in research libraries, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Associations
Reed-Scott, Jutta, Comp.; Daval, Nicola, Comp. – 1993
This document consists of a complete run of "ARL Preservation Statistics" from its inception in 1988 through 1993, a total of 5 issues: 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93. The annual "ARL Preservation Statistics" questionnaire is designed to yield statistical information on the current level of preservation efforts in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Associations
Reed-Scott, Jutta, Comp.; And Others – 1993
This Association of Research Libraries (ARL) publication presents data from 119 U.S. and Canadian research libraries that were members of ARL during the 1991-92 fiscal year. The Preservation Statistics Questionnaire was designed to yield statistical information on the current level of preservation efforts in research libraries and on the key…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Administration
Young, Mark, Comp.; Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp.; Blixrud, Julia, Comp. – 2002
This report presents statistics on how ARL (Association of Research Libraries) member libraries spend money on electronic resources. The following tables are included: (1) a summary table of electronic resources and library materials expenditures in ARL university libraries, 1992-93 to 2000-01; (2) summary statistics for university libraries,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Associations
Denis, Laurent-G.; Auster, Ethel – 1988
This exploratory study focuses on the management of decline as characterized by shrinking resources and substantial reductions in operating budgets (retrenchment) in academic research libraries in Canada. The first of four major sections of the report addresses the management of retrenchment in Canadian research libraries, including the design of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Collection, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Brown, Nancy; Cho, Yong-Ja – 1975
Faced with growing problems in the management and direction of its periodical collection, in 1973 the McLaughlin Library at the University of Guelph established a Periodical Use Committee responsible for collecting and analyzing statistics on the use of periodicals within the library. Specific responsibilities of the committee included deciding…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
Tenopir, Carol; Green, Danielle – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1999
Database usage from a random sample of academic and public libraries in the United States and Canada reveals patterns of use in selected types of libraries. Nine tables present usage statistics. Factors that influence database use are briefly discussed. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp.; Maxwell, Kimberly A., Comp. – 1996
This document reports data for the law and medical components of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) university libraries in the United States and Canada. Tables of summary data for collections, expenditures, and personnel and public services are presented separately for law and medical libraries by fiscal year. In addition, footnotes to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Law Libraries
Fretwell, Gordon, Comp.; Pritchard, Sarah M., Ed. – 1991
This report presents data from the 1991 ARL (Association of Research Libraries) annual salary survey. Forty-two tables report data on professional salaries and years of experience, including a breakdown for minority librarians; distribution of professional staff by salary and position, and by sex and position; the type of institution; and size of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
