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Peer reviewedGrundborg, Mary Ann – Catholic Library World, 1999
Discussion about planning for school libraries focuses on the first phase, called preplanning or programming, which involves determining the motivation for building or renovating; needs assessments; considering the role of the library; giving users questionnaires to solicit their opinions; workflow patterns; and cost estimates that include…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Library Facilities, Library Planning, Library Role
The Role of the LRC Technical Library in Fulfilling the Information Needs of Professional Employees.
Download full textDewhirst, H. Dudley – 1970
This library evaluation is based primarily on responses of some 320 members of the professional research staff and 50 members of the professional administrative staff at the Langley Research Center to a questionnaire. Evaluation first considers the library as a whole as only one part of a total system of information sources serving professionals.…
Descriptors: Critical Incidents Method, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Information Sources
Smardo, Frances A. – 1978
This study investigated the role of the public library in serving children from infancy to age six. Recommendations from early childhood education authorities pertaining to 5 areas of public library work with young children (services, programs, materials, physical facilities, and personnel) were obtained through questionnaires and interviews. Data…
Descriptors: Child Development Specialists, Early Childhood Education, Guidelines, Interviews
Peer reviewedDowd, Frances Smardo – Public Libraries, 1989
Describes a survey of public libraries that addressed the presence of latchkey children in libraries, library policies regarding this population, and services that are or should be offered. In-depth interviews with 10 librarians explored ideal responses to latchkey children, advice on library services, and community services for children. (14…
Descriptors: Community Services, Day Care, Interviews, Latchkey Children
Strable, Edward G., Ed. – 1975
A rationale for the special library is established, and selection, acquisition, and organization of materials are detailed in this manual. Chapters are devoted to dissemination of materials and information, role of the library within the organization, professional and nonprofessional staff, space and equipment, and budget planning. Ten statistical…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Guides, Information Dissemination, Librarians
D'Olier, J. H.; Delmas, B. – 1975
Designed for governmental planners, documentalists, librarians, and archivists, these two United Nations studies examine integration of the planning of libraries and archives services with the planning of economic and social development. In Study 1, the planning of documentation centers and libraries is investigated. An appendix includes survey…
Descriptors: Archives, College Libraries, Documentation, Libraries
Hardesty, Larry L.; And Others – 1982
This report consists of a series of recommendations for the improvement of the services and facilities of the DePauw University libraries in three areas--personnel, both professional and support staff; administration and management; and buildings and equipment--with an appended set of supporting documents for the most important recommendations,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Facilities
Brown, Gerald R., Comp. – 1997
This report assesses the current stage of program development in the branch libraries of the Saint Lucia Public Library and Information System (PLIS), based on data collected during September-December 1997 using a branch library questionnaire, site visits, and informal surveys of library users. The vision and philosophical statements used to frame…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Foreign Countries, Institutional Mission, Library Administration
Johnson, Lamar – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1933
This manuscript reports a study of the secondary-school library. The library, it is claimed, exists first to improve the curriculum, and second, to encourage reading as a leisure-time occupation. The purposes of this investigation are: (1) to list and describe activities and devices used in outstanding secondary-school libraries; (2) to present…
Descriptors: Educational History, National Surveys, Secondary Schools, Secondary School Students
