Descriptor
| Library Expenditures | 98 |
| Library Facilities | 98 |
| Library Services | 98 |
| Library Collections | 42 |
| Public Libraries | 41 |
| Library Personnel | 32 |
| College Libraries | 25 |
| Library Planning | 25 |
| Library Statistics | 25 |
| Tables (Data) | 22 |
| State Libraries | 20 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
| Agboola, A. T. | 1 |
| Berry, John N., III | 1 |
| Bourne, Tom | 1 |
| Bowron, Albert | 1 |
| Brandes, Barbara | 1 |
| Burton, Annie Laurie | 1 |
| CORY, PATRICIA BLAIR | 1 |
| Clark, Jay B. | 1 |
| Coffman, Steve | 1 |
| Cohen, Nathan M. | 1 |
| Cory, Patricia Blair | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Policymakers | 6 |
| Media Staff | 2 |
| Practitioners | 2 |
Location
| Texas | 12 |
| Australia | 4 |
| New York | 4 |
| Canada | 3 |
| California | 2 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
| Ohio | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
| United States | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Library Services and… | 12 |
| Elementary and Secondary… | 1 |
| Higher Education Act 1965 | 1 |
| Proposition 13 (California… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Gores, Harold B.; Weinstock, Ruth – Library College Journal, 1971
Academic libraries, enjoying their status as "the heart of the college," have been receiving fatter and fatter portions of institutional budgets. With the "new depression," they will now be hard hit. (Author)
Descriptors: Budgets, College Libraries, Costs, Economic Factors
Dougherty, Richard – Learning Today, 1973
Dr. Dougherty was questioned about various aspects of the library's role in an academic setting. Among the topics discussed were: instructional media centers; library finances, library relevance, and librarian/teacher cooperation. (SM)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Learning Resources Centers, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities
Download full textNelson Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1965
TO ASSESS ADEQUACY OF EXISTING COLLECTIONS, EVALUATE CURRENT PLANNING, AND PROPOSE GUIDELINES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF LIBRARIES, 17 OF THE STATE'S 18 JUNIOR COLLEGES WERE SURVEYED BY QUESTIONNAIRE, AND 13 WERE VISITED BY A TEAM OF CONSULTANTS. THIRTEEN COLLEGES HAD FEWER THAN THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S MINIMUM STANDARD OF 20,000 VOLUMES. GROWTH…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Collections, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities
Bourne, Tom – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1981
Discusses the services of the San Francisco Public Library with respect to the effects of Proposition 13 and inflation, and describes the roles of the Main Library, the Business Branch, the Chinatown Branch, and the Communications Center. (CHC)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Centers, Branch Libraries, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities
National Library of Australia, Canberra. – 1970
A description of the building and its operation and use, and the library functions, collections, services, and staff is provided. Financial statements are included. (AB)
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Foreign Countries, Libraries, Library Collections
Guthrie, Melvin Glenn – 1968
The purpose of this study was to determine conditions and services in Arizona's public, private, and parochial school libraries. The data, mostly for the school year 1965/66, were collected on questionaires sent to librarians and school authorities. The survey covers the libraries' organization and administration, physical facilities, services,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Librarians, Library Collections, Library Cooperation
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1997
This directory lists library resources for individuals with blindness or physical disabilities. The first section of the directory lists National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) network libraries and machine-lending agencies arranged alphabetically by city. In several states, two regional libraries have been…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Libraries, Library Collections
Goldhor, Herbert, Comp. – 1981
This fact book, compiled to fill the need of practicing librarians and researchers for recent data on public libraries, contains statistics concerning or relevant to the U.S. public library system. Data on all aspects of American public libraries are summarized from such sources as annual reports, journal articles, surveys, books, doctoral theses,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Administration, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities
Bureau of Higher Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1971
The Howard University library system is reviewed as an organization in this report which analyzes its facilities, reports on a user/non-user survey, and gives a statistical overview. Recommendations for making the library a vital part of the educational program and for increasing its usefulness are included. From the data gathered it was concluded…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Librarians, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
National League for Nursing, New York, NY. – 1971
Designed to be used by those responsible for providing library resources for educational units in nursing, this publication contains standards and suggestions for evaluating the library resources for university, collegiate, and diploma nursing or practical nursing programs. Standards are provided for: (1) The Library Collection, including…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Libraries, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1972
This booklet has been designed for use in the following areas: (1) As a data collection instrument providing a measure of media program development in the State of Wisconsin. As such, it will be used in conjunction with information from the earlier School Library Survey to provide state-level longitudinal data on school media programs; (2) As a…
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Library Equipment, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities
DARLING, RICHARD L. – 1963
MANY PROGRAMS FOR THE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED EMPHASIZE SPECIAL TECHNIQUES IN READING INSTRUCTION. AMONG THESE TECHNIQUES ARE SMALLER CLASSES, AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS, AND LIBRARY BOOKS. THE CONTENT OF PRIMERS IS EVEN FURTHER FROM THE EXPERIENCE AND INTERESTS OF THE DISADVANTAGED CHILD THAN FOR THE AVERAGE CHILD. ALTHOUGH STUDIES INDICATE THE IMPORTANCE…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Library Expenditures
Silver, Susan L.; Nickel, Lisa T. – 2002
University libraries, and specifically the University of South Florida (USF) Library, are used for many different purposes that go beyond traditional library services. Activities users engage in while in the library should factor into decisions regarding the allocation of library space or expenditure of resources. The results of this survey…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Facility Planning, Higher Education, Library Expenditures
Salton, Gerard – Libr J, 1970
The first order of business must not be the indtroduction of new equipment and methodology but rather a re-evaluation of the aims and standards of the library in the modern world. (Author)
Descriptors: Development, Information Centers, Information Networks, Libraries
GAVER, MARY V. – 1965
VARIOUS SCHOOLS APPLIED FOR THE ENCYLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA AWARDS. FROM THESE DATA THREE LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARIES WERE DISTINGUISHED--(1) THE FINALISTS REPRESENTED A SPECIAL CLASS OR CATEGORY, ALL REPORTING DRAMATIC PROGRESS DURING THE PAST 2 YEARS. (2) SEPARATE FROM THE FINALISTS COULD BE IDENTIFIED A SECOND GROUP OF…
Descriptors: Community Support, Elementary Schools, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities
