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Peer reviewedMartin, Gordon P.; West, Martha W. – Library Trends, 1975
Reports on the efforts of the California State University and Colleges to develop a series of cost studies to identify and analyze specific library operations as a basis for decision-making among alternatives. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Interlibrary Loans, Library Expenditures, Library Networks
Peer reviewedAndrews, Theodora – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1977
The areas discussed relate to materials costs, collection development, circulation trends and patterns, comparisons of use in various department and/or school libraries, and identification of user groups within the Purdue University Libraries. (LBH)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Costs, Decentralization, Higher Education
Poulos, Angela – 1979
Cooperative collection development is discussed as a method of coping with rising prices for expensive and little used library materials. The experiences of institutions which have had success in overcoming difficulties associated with cooperative ventures are presented, and a program of 12 recommendations is suggested. Twenty references are…
Descriptors: Costs, Library Acquisition, Library Collections, Library Cooperation
Seidenberg, Edward, Comp.; Gidseg, Mitchell, Comp. – 1981
This publication provides a detailed look at the regional public library system for 1981 and presents detailed funding, programming, and staffing information on Texas library systems for use by librarians, trustees, and system staff. Collected from personal contacts and documents and based on certain assumptions or knowledge, the data are intended…
Descriptors: Budgets, Charts, Graphs, Library Expenditures
Alexander, Ernest R.; Judd, Lynne B. – 1983
A study commissioned by the Milwaukee Federated Library System identified problems and proposed organizational strategies towards their solution. A manifest problem with research and reference service cost allocations led to Milwaukee County's withholding of funds, while latent problems were identified in the interlibrary book circulation system.…
Descriptors: Costs, Institutional Cooperation, Interlibrary Loans, Library Administration
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Library Development and Services. – 1977
This report describing how the Division of Library Development and Services performs its responsibilities by providing services to local public library and school systems focuses on the activities and accomplishments of the Office of Public Library Services, the Office of School Media Services, and the State Library Network. Tables listing…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Expenditures, Information Services, Learning Resources Centers
