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Stuart-Stubbs, Basil – Canadian Library Journal, 1978
Discusses the current problems in interpreting and enforcing Canadian copyright laws, and demonstrates the need for clarification of the roles of both proprietor and user. (JVP)
Descriptors: Copyrights, Foreign Countries, Laws, Legal Problems
Bell, Elsie L. – 1978
To help clarify the role of urban main libraries, visits were made to nine library systems serving populations of 500,000 to 750,000 for the purpose of exploring: (1) system priorities; (2) budgetary support for materials; (3) public service staff; and (4) materials selection procedures. Particular emphasis was placed upon the financial and…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Budgets, Library Acquisition, Library Administration

Sohn, Jeanne – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1987
A survey of academic libraries which were members of the Association of Research Libraries in 1983-84 studies the organizational patterns that exist for collection development. Findings reveal that, although a variety of patterns exist, the one outstanding development has been the upgrading of the unit responsible for collection development.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Higher Education, Library Administration

Naylor, Alice Phoebe – Library Trends, 1987
Examines changes in the perceptions of public library children's services by library professionals through a content analysis of entries in "Library Literature" since 1958 which refer to children's library services and populations served. The opinions of current library administrators are compared to those of 100 years ago. (EM)
Descriptors: Children, Content Analysis, History, Indexes

North Carolina Univ., Charlotte. J. Murrey Atkins Library. – 1976
This report presents a 1975-1976 comprehensive review of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte J. Murrey Atkins Library undertaken by staff members. Data and information were gathered from faculty, student, and library surveys, interviews, and by task forces in the areas of management and structural processes, human resources, library…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Developmental Programs, Human Resources
Fuller, Florine Smith – 1976
An investigation to determine the administrative and organizational role of the library in nonprint media programs in institutions of higher education in Tennessee was carried out using the survey and interview method. The findings showed that one-third of the responding libraries did not have and were not planning a comprehensive collection of…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Centers, College Libraries, Higher Education
Hepfer, William – 1982
This review of issues facing administrators of community college libraries and learning resources centers focuses on four main areas: (1) organization of services; (2) maximizing library effectiveness; (3) administrative qualifications; and (4) standards for community college libraries. It begins by arguing that, since a library reflects the goals…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Learning Resources Centers, Library Administration, Library Directors
Sheller, Rebekah, Ed. – Rural Libraries, 1989
This serial examines problems and possibilities in rural library delivery of reading materials and information services. Typical articles cover: (1) research findings on recent changes and industralization in rural America; (2) role of the rural librarian in community development; (3) cooperation between rural libraries and rural public schools;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Information Services, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
Olevnik, Peter P. – 1986
This paper reports the results of a study on the role of librarians in college library decision making. Emphasis is placed on the library directors' perceptions of librarians' participation in nine areas of decision making and the form of participation by librarians in these areas. The nine areas of decision making addressed by the study are: the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Higher Education
Jakubs, Deborah – 1989
The introduction to this Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit explains the Conspectus method, which was developed in 1980 by the Research Libraries Group (RLG) as a means of systematically and qualitatively evaluating large library collections. The discussion considers advantages and disadvantages of this tool, which evaluates past…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Policy, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
Davie, D. Kevin, Comp.; Fox, James, Comp.; Preece, Barbara, Comp. – 1999
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), in partnership with Geographic Information System (GIS) vendors and foundations launched the GIS Literacy Project in 1992. This SPEC Kit and Flyer provide results from a survey conducted to examine how, in the years since the GIS Literacy Project began, ARL libraries have organized their delivery of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Geography, Higher Education, Information Systems
Lakey, Kathleen – Australian Special Libraries, 1994
A survey of 92 corporate and government libraries in Victoria, Australia, reveals that 64.8% were restructured over the last 5 years. Reasons for outsourcing; services being outsourced; the impact of budgets; and the use of service fees are examined. (AEF)
Descriptors: Budgets, Corporate Libraries, Facility Inventory, Fees
Shaw, Suzanne J. – 1989
This document reports the results of a follow-up survey of 34 Association of Research Libraries member libraries which was conducted in 1989 to measure changes that had taken place in the administration of computer files (CF)--previously referred to as machine readable data files--since the original survey in 1984. It is noted that this survey…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Information Management, Information Retrieval
Sheller, Rebekah, Ed. – Rural Libraries, 1990
The two issues of the journal "Rural Libraries" for 1990 contain a total of seven articles. "Cooperation and Rural Libraries," by Jackie Schmitt, reports on a nationwide survey of 119 rural libraries' participation in intrastate library cooperatives. "Rural Public Library Service to Native Americans," by Susan…
Descriptors: Illiteracy, Libraries, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
Evans, John E. – 1984
This study is designed to illuminate some of the issues, options, and activities related to developing fee based information services at a large academic library, and to suggest the feasibility of developing such services at Memphis State University Libraries. The basis for the study is the realization that libraries, through automation, a changed…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Feasibility Studies, Fees, Higher Education
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