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Download full textSoete, George J. – 1998
This SPEC Kit and Flyer focus on performance evaluation of library directors. The survey, included in the SPEC Kit, was sent to all 121 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) directors; 76 directors (63%) responded. The survey asked about factual attributes of director review processes, including frequency of review cycles, participants, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Employment Practices, Evaluation Methods, Feedback
Hoerman, Heidi Lee – 1986
Based on a survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries in February 1986, this kit is designed to illustrate a wide range of alternative approaches to analyzing the costs of technical services. The kit consists of the following unedited primary-source documents: (1) SPEC Technical Services Costs Survey (Three-Year Update)…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Costs, Higher Education, Library Administration
Denis, Laurent-G.; Auster, Ethel – 1988
This exploratory study focuses on the management of decline as characterized by shrinking resources and substantial reductions in operating budgets (retrenchment) in academic research libraries in Canada. The first of four major sections of the report addresses the management of retrenchment in Canadian research libraries, including the design of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Collection, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
McCrossan, John A. – 1987
A survey of 104 Florida public library administrators resulted in a 70% response rate to a questionnaire investigating the value of a variety of types of activities associated with professional development. Presented as a poster session, this report indicates that the following professional and continuing education activities were considered the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Interprofessional Relationship, Library Administration, Library Associations
Lynden, Frederick C. – 1985
To gather data on the extent and nature of union activities in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions, the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) developed a two-page survey which was distributed in April 1985 to the entire membership. ARL libraries were asked about degree of past and current unionization, types of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Collective Bargaining, Contracts, Grievance Procedures
Nuby, Mary – 1985
Undertaken to provide data on the current status of collection development in selected academic libraries, this study also analyzed the structure of the collection development function at Chicago Academic Library Council (CALC) institutions and outlined a formal collection development policy for Chicago State University's Douglas Library.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
Eckard, Helen M. – 1982
This report presents findings of the first national survey of U.S. library networks undertaken by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) from 1977 through 1979. A definition of library networks as used in the survey is provided, as well as information on the organizational type, general characteristics, nature of participants,…
Descriptors: Databases, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Cooperation
Childers, Thomas – 1975
The 1972-1975 Neighborhood Information Center (NIC) Project was undertaken in Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, and Queens Borough to demonstrate the feasibility of using existing library branches as neighborhood information centers. This summary evaluation utilized data from site visits, interviews with staff and clients, a questionnaire…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Community Information Services, Information Centers, Library Administration
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1981
This statistical compilation, the latest in a series of annual directories intended to provide a comprehensive source of statistics on academic libraries in Texas, provides information on collection size, additions and withdrawals, government documents, microforms, audiovisual materials, serials, periodicals, student and faculty populations,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Colleges, Library Administration, Library Expenditures
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
Hektoen, Faith H. – 1981
This 2-volume report measures and records the use of 16 public library children's services in Connecticut to provide management information and a model to improve the quality of services from collection development to the provision of reference and referral services. The first volume discusses the purposes of the project; examines documentation…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Library Acquisition, Library Administration, Library Collections
Kiewitt, Eva L.; Lehman, Lois J. – 1979
Conducted in the spring of 1979, a survey of 187 instructional materials centers affiliated with undergraduate and graduate programs accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) gathered data in the following areas: physical location of the center, hours open, loan policy, users, organizational structure,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Curriculum Study Centers, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
PDF pending restorationNorth 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
Choquette, Diane; McBride, Elizabeth – 1976
This survey was conducted in the Winter of 1974/75 to determine the procedures used at libraries for dealing with United Nations publications. Libraries were categorized on the basis of whether United Nations materials were integrated into the main collection or maintained separately. Analysis of the 88 responses to the survey questionnaire…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Indexes, Information Processing, International Organizations
Peer reviewedSuarez, Celia C.; Myers, Marcia J. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1983
Discusses a survey conducted at Miami-Dade Community College to document the characteristics, needs, and knowledge of library users, and explains how the survey became an essential tool for decision making by community college library administrators regarding the elimination or initiation of programs and services. Describes the study and its…
Descriptors: Action Research, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Library Administration
