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Surace, Cecily J. – Special Libraries, 1972
PEARL (Periodicals Automation, Rand Library) was established as an automated periodicals control system. Its objective is to facilitate the precessing, routing and control of the library's periodical subscriptions and holdings. The system became operational in November 1969. The manual Kardex System was completely eliminated in December 1970. (17…
Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Circulation, Library Services, Periodicals
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Carmack, Bob; Loeber, Trudi – College and Research Libraries, 1971
In a detailed study of reserve book circulations at the University of Nebraska, it was found that the percentage of titles never circulated rises rather sharply fo course lists longer than twenty titles. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Books, College Libraries, Library Circulation, Library Services
Sayre, Ed; Thielen, Lee – 1975
This report presents a model developed to examine costs of public library services, such as reference, circulation, and special programs, to be used by librarians in implementing a program budget and planning a budget system. Allocations for personnel costs, materials costs, costs of supplies and services, technical processing costs, reference use…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Costs, Librarians, Library Circulation
Pratt Inst., Brooklyn, NY. – 1976
The service policies of the Pratt Institute Library are divided into two categories. The section on access covers constituency, hours of service, circulation of materials, reference and information services, reserve materials, and access to other library collections. The collection development section includes objectives, responsibility,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Criteria, Guidelines, Library Circulation
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Thorson, A. Robert – Theory into Practice, 1973
Article considers the problems and function of the university library system as it attempts to serve the information needs of the academic community. (RK)
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Retrieval, Library Automation, Library Circulation
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Nixon, Roberta; Bell, Ray – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1973
To speed materials to the user while allowing a maturation period to take full advantage of the National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging, many libraries make newly-acquired materials available for circulation before cataloging. The U. C. L. A. library employs a computer to produce weekly author and title listings. (Author/DH)
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Library Automation, Library Catalogs
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Flanagan, Pat; Horowitz, Lisa R. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2000
Describes an experimental integrated service point that combines the desks and staff who perform reference and circulation at one of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's libraries. Considers whether this service model can consolidate public service points to improve response to customer needs; discusses performance measurement; and offers…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Circulation, Library Services
Stephens, Eileen; Nijenberg, Caroline – 1978
This directory is designed to provide information on automated systems and/or equipment used in libraries to provide a tool for planning future automation in the context of interlibrary cooperation considerations, and to inform the library and information community of the state of the art of automation in Massachusetts libraries. The main body is…
Descriptors: Databases, Directories, Libraries, Library Automation
Perkins, John W. – 1973
This publication represents a new approach to the determination of public library goals. It contains objectives and goals, as well as activities relating to goals, for all functions of the Inglewook Public Library. Unique is a concept of common goals and activities which apply to three or more divisions within the library. In compiling general…
Descriptors: Community Relations, Guidelines, Library Circulation, Library Extension
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Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1994
This volume is the first annual Texas Public Library Summary Statistics. It contains information as submitted by local public libraries on their 1993 Annual Report forms. The contents include: analytical tables; population served by Texas public libraries; number of Texas public libraries; how Texas compares per capita; percentage of expenditures;…
Descriptors: Library Circulation, Library Expenditures, Library Funding, Library Services
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Texas State Library, Austin. Library Development Div. – 1995
This volume is the second annual Texas Public Library Summary. It contains information as submitted by local public libraries on their 1994 Annual Report forms. The contents include: analytical tables; statistical summary overview; operating and materials expenditures adjusted for inflation; Texas library per capita data compared to U.S. averages;…
Descriptors: Library Circulation, Library Expenditures, Library Funding, Library Services
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Texas State Library, Austin. Library Development Div. – 1996
This volume is the third annual Texas Public Library Summary. It contains information as submitted by local public libraries on their 1995 Annual Report forms. The contents include: analytical tables; statistical summary overview; income and percent of population served by type of library; operating expenditures adjusted for inflation; materials…
Descriptors: Library Circulation, Library Expenditures, Library Funding, Library Services
Spyers-Duran, Peter – 1977
Statements of library missions, goals, and corresponding objectives are presented in this report resulting from a program review of the California State University at Long Beach libraries and a workshop in which library staff drafted the document. Library-wide goals are stated, followed by an administration section which covers collection…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Library Acquisition
Fingland, Geoffrey; And Others – 1974
At a Newspaper Division meeting of the Special Libraries Association four newspaper librarians presented the pros and cons of closed clipping files. The major point in favor of closed files was that they are not as subject to loss and misfiling as are openfiles. However, with closed files close communication is needed between librarian and…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Library Circulation
Preston, Katharine Harris – 1970
The Metropolitan Cooperative Library System in California is a group of 17 autonomous community libraries which have joined together to provide better services to their patrons. This survey of the reference resources and services of the system was conducted by personal interviews at each of the member libraries. The focus is upon reader oriented…
Descriptors: Interlibrary Loans, Library Circulation, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
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