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OFarrell, John P. – Library Hi Tech, 2000
Investigates the capability of three library automated systems to generate some of the datasets necessary to form the ISO (International Standards Organization) standard on performance measurement within libraries, based on research in Liverpool John Moores University (United Kingdom). Concludes that the systems are weak in generating the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Administration, Library Standards, Library Statistics
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
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on public libraries presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Developing Children's Libraries in Shanghai" (Che Jiuzhi, China); (2) "The Development of Public Librarianship in China" (Cheng Fuchen, China); (3) "The Development of Public Libraries in…
Descriptors: Children, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Fees
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
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
The three papers in this collection on library statistics were presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference. In "The Management Use of Library Statistics," Geoffrey G. Allen of the Western Australian Institute of Technology discusses current uses and misuses of library statistics and illustrates some practical applications of statistics…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, International Organizations, Library Administration
Molyneux, Robert E., Comp. – 1987
The Association for Research Libraries (ARL) questionnaire was sent to 176 academic libraries in the United States and Canada, including the 95 university libraries previously surveyed for the ACRL University Library Statistics series, and representative college and community and junior college libraries that had responded to the 1984 "100…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans
Blixrud, Julia C., Comp.; Hipps, Kaylyn, Comp.; Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp.; O'Connor, Michael, Comp. – 2001
This document presents data from 118 U.S. and Canadian research libraries that were members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) during the 1997-98 fiscal year. Since 1987-88, the number of preservation programs managed by a preservation administrator has grown irregularly from 66 to around 80 in more recent years. A fluctuating growth…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Administration
Young, Mark, Comp.; Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp.; Blixrud, Julia, Comp. – 2002
This document presents data from 122 U.S. and Canadian research libraries that were members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) during the 1999-2000 fiscal year. Since 1987-88, the number of preservation programs managed by a preservation administrator has grown irregularly from 66 to around 80 in more recent years. A fluctuating growth…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Administration
Young, Mark, Comp.; Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp.; Blixrud, Julia, Comp. – 2002
This document presents data from 123 U.S. and Canadian research libraries that were members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) during the 2000-01 fiscal year. Since 1987-88, the number of preservation programs managed by a preservation administrator has grown irregularly from 66 to around 80 in more recent years. A fluctuating growth…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Administration
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1989
There are 15 papers in this collection from the Division of Management and Technology: (1) "Les Activites de formation dans les centres regionaux du Programme PAC" (Training Activities in the Regional Centers of the Preservation and Conservation Program) (Jean-Marie Arnoult); (2) "Professional Education for Preservation: An Overview" (John…
Descriptors: Archives, Copyrights, Foreign Countries, Information Technology
Wertsman, Vladimir F. – 1996
This book provides current coverage of the present state of libraries and publishing in the United States and abroad. It has almost 1,000 entries and is divided into two sections. The first section is an alphabetical listing of countries from around the world. Each entry provides data about the political and economic condition of the country,…
Descriptors: Awards, Biographies, Books, Classification