This report is the unofficial, pre-publication summary of Louisiana 1994 IPEDS (Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System) academic library statistics forms. The primary impetus for this publication is to provide Louisiana academic library directors a timely and more user-friendly presentation of IPEDS statistics. Libraries are grouped…

This document catalogs the photographs in the adult and continuing education collection at Syracuse University. The following materials are included: photographs and other materials received from the Fund for Adult Education in 1970; the archives of the continuing education programs at Syracuse University, the papers of educators of adults at the…

An annotated bibliography was created of 70 books dealing with the subject of Feminist Spirituality. This bibliography was distributed, together with a cover letter explaining the project, to a limited list of experts, who were asked to choose those books that they felt were important enough to be included in a public university library's core…

Conservation of library materials is becoming an increasing concern, and there has been some effort by publishers to avert the problems created by acidic paper by switching to acid-free alkaline paper. University publishers, responded to this concern by committing themselves to using acid-free paper; however, most commercial publishers, who…

Texas A&M University-Kingsville library looks for students that will be able to work the full four years of their university stay. The Government Documents department has the additional task of finding students who both like and are precise in working with numbers, and instructing those students on how to read Superintendent of Documents…

Because of its complex history, Puerto Rico's legend and myth surpass the literature of other regions and present special characteristics and problems pertaining to its population. Bibliographic control of Puerto Rican publications is often insufficient and there is a need for an organized and extensive bibliography which covers all disciplines…

The first of two parts of this document is a basic outline to be used in the preliminary preparation for a library accreditation visit. It is appropriate for use in a range of education/psychology/behavioral sciences libraries in an academic setting, from those of a small college library to those of a departmental library in a university library…

In order to meet the needs of a diverse user population from three different institutions of higher learning, this information packet presents a menu of instructional options from which patrons can choose. (Located on a large urban campus, the Auraria Library serves students, faculty, and staff from the Community College of Denver, the…

This report is based in part on an analysis of current preservation practices and of the 1988-89 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Preservation Statistics. It includes discussion of the 10 components of a comprehensive preservation program to which library administrators must give attention. Organizational models for mature preservation…

Andrews University (Michigan), which is sponsored by the General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, extends its academic program to 14 other institutions, three in the United States and abroad. The program permits students in other countries to obtain a recognized, quality tertiary or graduate education. Andrews' research library, the James…

This annotated selective bibliography of 21 journal articles is concerned with collaboration between librarians and faculty in collection development in academic libraries. These articles examine the collaborative process and provide effective strategies to assist in developing a strong library liaison relationship between librarians and faculty.…

A survey of the collections of the libraries at the State University College at Buffalo (New York) was conducted to determine the physical condition of books and bound periodicals. The methodology of prior surveys at Yale (Connecticut) and Syracuse (New York) Universities was used and the following hypotheses were tested: (1) the methodology used…

This directory profiles 98 science and engineering libraries in the New York City area. The libraries that have been selected are those most easily accessible to the public. The entries for the libraries are alphabetically arranged and numbered sequentially, and each entry provides the following information: the founding year; subject coverage;…

This directory of selected University of California Education Abroad Program (UC-EAP) host university libraries is intended to offer students and others a compilation of information necessary for research in 38 university libraries located in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and North and Latin America. Each library profile within the directory is…

This collection development policy provides a framework within which library faculty subject specialists at Western Washington University make library material acquisition decisions. The collection policies address aspects of collection scope and collection intensity, current needs and long-term goals of the university's academic program and…