Reports the results of a College and University Personnel Association survey of administration compensation in academic libraries. Surveyed positions include director of library services; circulation librarian; acquisitions librarian; technical services librarian; public services librarian; and reference librarian. All results are presented in…

Briefly describes the findings reported in the American Library Association (ALA) Survey of Library Salaries for 1988, including comparisons of salaries in libraries grouped into type and size categories, geographic regions, positions within libraries, and salary increases since 1986. Information needed to order the full report is provided. (CLB)

To gather information on effective library signage, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) distributed a survey to its 119 member libraries in fall 1994. Eighty libraries completed the survey. Responses overwhelmingly show the tremendous variety in the way libraries manage signs. Sixty percent of responding libraries report that their…

All United States academic members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) were surveyed to determine (1) how many hours a week librarians were expected to devote to their primary assignment, (2) how many months a year they worked compared to most other faculty members on their campus, (3) whether research and scholarship were requirements…

A report of a survey to determine the current state of point-of-use library instruction--any presentation that informs the patron about the use of a particular reference/research tool--in 133 U.S. and Canadian academic libraries is presented. (Author/MBR)

Describes a project of the Association of College and Research Libraries to compile a union list of microforms dealing with the classical, medieval, and Renaissance periods. Goals of the project, questionnaire development, survey response, and questions raised by the project are discussed. The union list, including 101 titles and 45 libraries, is…

Observations on the causes of user frustration at Sears Library, Case Western Reserve University were done in 1972 and 1974. A method of analysis was developed that allows for the calculation of four independent probabilities indicating measures of performance of acquisitions policy, circulation policy, library operations and users. (Author/AP)

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Annual Salary Survey reports salary data for all professional staff working in ARL libraries, and is the most comprehensive and thorough guide to current salaries in large U.S. and Canadian academic and research libraries. Data for 8,400 professional staff memebers were reported for 1998-99 for the 110…

Presents the results of a survey of academic librarians employed in public colleges and universities undertaken to determine if a correlation exists between librarian participation in collective bargaining units and level of professional development activities. Three data tables and a 17-item reference list accompany the text. (JL)

Summarizes the findings of a survey that gathered data on the status of topographic map acquisition programs in academic libraries. Forty-nine of the 85 libraries queried supplied data on collection development methods, priorities and funding, and problems of acquiring topographic maps. Twenty references are cited. (FM)

A questionnaire survey of 94 academic libraries holding membership in the Association of Research Libraries found that 15 percent require librarians to publish. (Author)

In addition to a literature review emphasizing definitions, statistics, and legislation concerning learning disabilities, this paper presents the results of a 1987 survey of academic libraries regarding their services for postsecondary learning disabled students. Responses (n=525) to the questionnaire indicated that, as a group, academic…

This report presents the results of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) 1982 survey of librarians' salaries in 17 tables. A brief introduction summarizing the most significant statistical findings from the survey notes that the fiscal 1983 median salary for ARL university librarians was $23,500, an increase of 8.2% from the previous year.…

This kit, an updated version of a 1974 publication, resulted from a survey of Friends of the Library Organizations commissioned by Tulane University in 1974. All members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) were surveyed with a mailed questionnaire. The survey analysis is based on the 63 ARL members who responded, 33 of whom had Friends…

This kit on the preparation and presentation of the library budget in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions contains a concise summary of the results of a 1977 member survey on budget preparation and eight related primary source documents. The summary of the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey focuses on types of…