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Putnam, Nancy, Ed.; And Others – 1977
Technical procedures of Syracuse University Libraries are described in this manual which is divided in two parts: (1) description of the general organization of Syracuse University Libraries collections and the various ways to obtain access to them; and (2) detailed technical procedures to be followed when adding or removing material from the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Guides, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
Jacso, Peter – Computers in Libraries, 1999
Provides advice for systems librarians facing the question of when to provide CD-ROM access and when to provide online access to databases for their patrons. Discusses price, updates, effective resource utilization, and determining users' needs. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Decision Making, Librarians
Atkinson, Hugh C. – Library Journal, 1984
This essay discussing effects of automation on library personnel and library services notes civil service structures; failures in personnel administration; rigidity in library service; access to information by "temporary" language; evaluative, judgmental analysis of the book, data, or journal; dangers of centralized decision-making and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Decision Making, Information Retrieval, Job Skills
Bradler, Reinhard; And Others – 1981
These seven papers on library management and networks focus on: (1) computerized access to archival and library materials, describing the methodological problems associated with a pilot project in the German Democratic Republic, as well as the efficiency of data bank systems; (2) present and future development of libraries and information centers…
Descriptors: Administration, Archives, Cataloging, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHobert, Collin B.; Morris, Dilys E. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1984
Describes reorganization of monographic processing at Iowa State University Library Technical Services for effective use of online cataloging system (OCLC). Combination of pre-order bibliographic searching with later copy cataloging, post-receipt examination of materials, hit rates and type of records used, productivity and processing speed, and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Charts, College Libraries, Higher Education
Download full textCouncil on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1984
Highlights of the Council on Library Resources' (CLR) 28th year and descriptions of active projects are included in the body of this report. Preliminary materials include lists of members of the council and of the board of directors, council committees and officers, and council staff and consultants, as well as a memorial to Louis Booker Wright,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Expenditures, Grants
Free Library of Philadelphia, PA. – 1981
Based on a study of the Free Library's current operations, including its financial support, expenditure, facilities, usage, staff, organizational structure, administrative proceedings, goals, objectives, and specific functions, a long-range plan for the library within the framework of Philadelphia's municipal finance limitations is developed. An…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Check Lists, Information Services, Library Administration
South Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1992
In fiscal year 1992, state funding to the South Carolina State Library was reduced on four occasions, but the library staff performed at high levels. Despite a 38 percent reduction in the library materials budget, the State Library had its best year ever in terms of providing information, with the number of items loaned continuing to increase. In…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Budgeting, Childrens Libraries, Databases
