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Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery: The Debate over Union Lists.
Weaver-Meyers, Pat; Fong, Yem – Library Administration and Management, 1995
Presents issues from a debate about interlibrary loan (ILL) policies and the use of union lists on the OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) ILL subsystem. Highlights include library funding, costs of maintaining serials holdings on a utility, borrowing procedures, quality service, workload leveling, staffing, and problems with OCLC system…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Debate, Interlibrary Loans, Library Expenditures
A Policy and Procedure Manual for Church and Synagogue Libraries. A Do-It-Yourself Guide. CLSA Guide No. 9. Second Revised Edition.
Ackler, Susan; Campbell, Carol; Hill, Steven; Oswald, Dianne – 1998
A policy and procedure manual for all members (new and current) of the church or synagogue library staff is valuable because it preserves continuity in library administration, gives an easy reference to policies and procedures, helps maintain efficiency and effectiveness, provides a first step in establishing a new library, and provides a guide…
Descriptors: Information Policy, Information Sources, Library Equipment, Library Expenditures
The Year's Work in Collection Development, 1992.
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Lehmann, Stephen; Spohrer, James H. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1993
Reviews the collection development literature of 1992. Topics addressed include selection and collecting policies; cooperation; assessment and evaluation, including citation studies and user studies; organization and staffing; budget and allocations; electronic technologies of the present; and possible future developments. (Contains 178…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Citation Analysis, Futures (of Society), Library Automation
Institutional Policy Issues for Providing Public Internet Access.
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Cordell, Rosanne M.; Wootton, Nancy A. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1996
Considers policy formation for libraries providing Internet access to users. Topics include budget issues; staffing, including training; patron use, including time limits, downloading, and printing; library service and programs; legal issues, including intellectual freedom, copyright, and institutional liability; and sample policies available on…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Budgeting, Copyrights, Downloading
Responsive Reference Service: Breaking Down Age Barriers.
Bunge, Charles A. – School Library Journal, 1994
Examines possible barriers to adequate reference services to children and young adults. Topics discussed include the effects of budget pressures and shifting priorities in public and academic libraries; equity in access to information; reference policies; communication between children and adult services staff and administration; multiple service…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Adolescents, Budgeting
Transforming Acquisitions to Support Virtual Libraries.
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Saunders, Laverna M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1995
Discusses collection development and acquisitions in virtual, or networked, libraries. Topics include electronic versus digital libraries; philosophical issues of library acquisition; user expectations, including wants and needs; strategic planning, including resource sharing agreements, retrospective conversion, and staff training; collection…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development, Library Expenditures