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Peer reviewedAndrae, F.; And Others – International Library Review, 1973
The subjects of these metropolitan public library study summaries include: book-selection and purchasing, commercial libraries, library research in developing countries; international understanding through literature, international school for library services, statistics, staffing formulas, and facilities and service of selected libraries.…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Librarians, Library Acquisition, Library Education
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1981
In the spring of 1980, the State of Wisconsin Division for Library Services conducted a survey to determine the level of children's services offered by public libraries throughout the state. Questionnaires were sent to the 435 public library units in the state offering library services, and 363 of these responded to the survey. Cross tabulations…
Descriptors: Children, Financial Support, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1979
A 1979 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey on special collections in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions focuses on centralized departments that handle rare books, manuscripts, archives, and author-subject collections. Statistical results from 66 survey replies reporting on the staffing, size, and expenditures of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Support, Higher Education, Information Needs
Lynch, Mary Jo; Oder, Norman; Halstead, Kent; Fox, Bette-Lee; Miller, Marilyn L.; Schontz, Marilyn L. – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2002
Presents eight articles that discuss research on libraries and librarianship; number of libraries in the U.S. and Canada; highlights of NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) surveys; library acquisition expenditures; budgets; price indexes; library buildings construction; and expenditures for school library media center resources. (LRW)
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Budgets, Cost Indexes, Educational Resources
Bard, Therese B.; Sakai, Edith N. – 1981
Factors related to the extraordinary growth and development of school libraries in the United States between 1945 and 1980 are reviewed in this report, which describes the establishment of standards for school library media centers, Knapp Foundation funding of school library projects, federal funding of school libraries, the professional…
Descriptors: Certification, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support
Library Support for Science Research and Education in Leading Liberal Arts Colleges: Survey Results.
Peer reviewedRicker, Alison S.; Witmer, Jeffrey A. – College and Research Libraries, 1990
Reports the results of a survey of liberal arts college libraries which focused on the collections, facilities, and personnel of science libraries. Responses from colleges with strong science programs (i.e., research colleges) are compared with data received from other liberal arts colleges. Four figures and one table are provided. (SD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Liberal Arts
Download full textRobinson, Paul V. – 1974
Library use is declining in the United States because print media is no longer the preferred media of a large majority of the population. Of the wide variety of media used for information, instruction, and entertainment, only a small variety is available through the public library. Selection of appropriate media formats for library acquisition…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Centers, Educational Media, Learning Resources Centers, Library Acquisition
Walter, Elizabeth M. – 1982
This self-study provides an assessment of the mission, programs, and educational purposes of the University of North Alabama's Collier Library. An analysis of information related to the staffing, budget, resources, services, and institutional relationships of the library is provided, along with a detailed examination of Collier Library's ability…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Budgets, College Libraries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedDedrick, Anthony J. – College & Research Libraries, 1994
Reports the results of a survey of shared library facilities and describes some typical organizational and management structures. Effective organizational models are discussed. In general, the survey found that there are significant cost savings and service enhancements resulting from a shared facility arrangement along with some additional…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Administrative Problems, Community Colleges
