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Young, Mark, Comp.; Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp.; Blixrud, Julia, Comp. – 2002
This document presents data from 123 U.S. and Canadian research libraries that were members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) during the 2000-01 fiscal year. Since 1987-88, the number of preservation programs managed by a preservation administrator has grown irregularly from 66 to around 80 in more recent years. A fluctuating growth…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Administration
Download full textSoete, George J., Comp.; Zimmerman, Glen, Comp. – 1999
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) Kit and Flyer reports results of a survey conducted in January 1999 that examined how ARL (Association of Research Libraries) member libraries assure the safety and security of persons, library materials, physical facilities, furnishings, computer equipment, etc. Forty-five of the 122 ARL member…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Security, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedNeal, James G.; Steele, Patricia A. – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Discussion of academic research libraries' changes in organizational structure focuses on experiences at the Indiana University Libraries. Highlights include principles encouraging organizational change and empowerment; the role and nature of the library, including a focus on the user; library reorganization; and strategic planning, quality, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Library Administration
Peer reviewedSullivan, Maureen – Library Trends, 1992
Discusses the changing role and responsibilities of middle managers and department heads in large research libraries. Skills and abilities required for effective management and the need for continuing leadership training are outlined. (10 references) (EA)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Career Choice, Continuing Education
Direct linkMissingham, Roxanne; Walls, Robert – Australian Library Journal, 2003
In 2002, the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST), Higher Education Information Infrastructure Advisory Committee commissioned the National Library of Australia to analyse the uniqueness and overlap of Australian university library collections, comparing library collections in each state, using the National Bibliographic Database…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Advisory Committees, Foreign Countries
Snyder, Carolyn A.; Carter, Howard; Hostetler, Jerry C. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2004
This article describes the current distance education environment for university libraries and the distance education library services for faculty and students. The authors surveyed selected Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members to determine current services and the changes in distance education library services since the 1996 ARL SPEC…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Research Libraries, Library Services, Academic Libraries
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1992
This review of Council on Library Resources (CLR) activities for 1991/92 begins by providing status descriptions on the four program areas identified by the Council as the focus of its attention and resources for the next several years. Programs described in the first area, Human Resources, are the Academic Library Management Program and the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Annual Reports, Grants
Dearie, Tammie Nickelson, Comp.; Steel, Virginia, Comp. – 1992
Topics related to research library interlibrary loan staffing and organizational structures were explored through a survey conducted by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) of the Association of Research Libraries. Data gathered from 82 libraries show a very small increase in the number of full-time equivalents in loan units between…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans, Library Administration
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on university and other research libraries, presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "The Impact of Technology on Users of Academic and Research Libraries," in which C. Lee Jones (United States) focuses on the impact of technical advances in computing and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computers, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1980
This collection of documentation from library materials cost studies conducted by members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries in the United States and Canada contains 11 documents divided into the following sections: (1) methodologies and data collection worksheets from the University of California at Berkeley, the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Budgeting, Budgets
Busch, B. J. – 1986
This study explores current trends and practices in functional integration based on site visits to six Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries selected on the basis of their responses to a Fall 1984 ARL questionnaire. The responses indicated that, for all six libraries, some integration of functions existed, staff reorganization…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Higher Education, Library Administration
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1986
The 1986 annual report of the Council on Library Resources (CLR) reviews activity over the previous 10 years and provides a full record for the 12 months ending June 30, 1986, focusing on the program components of research, collaborative ventures to support operations and expand service capabilities, and the profession of librarianship.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Expenditures, Grants
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1978
Of the 64 libraries responding to a 1978 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) survey, 37 indicated that they used automated circulation systems; half of these were commercial systems, and most were batch-process or combination batch process and online. Nearly all libraries without automated systems cited lack of funding as the reason for not…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Automation
Ulmschneider, John – 1988
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions were surveyed by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) in the fall of 1987 to obtain information on their recruitment and hiring practices for top level library administrative positions, and to determine in what ways search procedures may have changed over the past 10 years in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrators, Employment Interviews, Evaluation Criteria
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1984
This document, the 10th in a series distributed annualy to provide a central source of timely information and materials on the management and operations of large academic and research libraries, presents the results of a 1984 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey of microcomputer use in the Association of Research Libraries (ARI)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Equipment Utilization, Higher Education, Library Administration
