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Download full textDole, Wanda; And Others – 1993
The Collection Analysis Project (CAP) was undertaken in response to one of the major recommendations of the University at Stony Brook Libraries' strategic plan. It is the first step in promoting the necessary change to bring collection management and development into conformity with accepted professional practice, and make it more responsive to…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Change Strategies, Job Training, Library Acquisition
Peer reviewedMurphy, Molly; Lin, Yang – Journal of Library Administration, 1996
An analysis of user requests for interlibrary loan materials revealed that about 5% of the total requests placed at the University of Oklahoma required lending fees. Costs and users' willingness to pay those costs are reviewed. Libraries seeking cost recovery would provide more efficient and democratic service if flat charges on all requests were…
Descriptors: Costs, Data Analysis, Fees, Financial Support
Gibson, Catherine – Library Journal, 1995
Discusses Indiana-Marion County Public Library's decision to implement centralized collection selection and to hire a collection development librarian. Benefits of centralized selection include the decentralization of subject materials and the consequent broadening of subject materials at branch libraries. Selection depends upon a knowledge of the…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Budgets, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedCordell, Rosanne M.; Wootton, Nancy A. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1996
Considers policy formation for libraries providing Internet access to users. Topics include budget issues; staffing, including training; patron use, including time limits, downloading, and printing; library service and programs; legal issues, including intellectual freedom, copyright, and institutional liability; and sample policies available on…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Budgeting, Copyrights, Downloading
Bergman, Jed I.; And Others – 1996
This book presents a historical review of five private research libraries in the United States and analyzes how these five nonprofit organizations managed the pressures of change that all nonprofits face. Part one contains five case studies: (1) the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens; (2) the Pierpont Morgan Library; (3)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Administrator Role, Budgeting, Case Studies
Peer reviewedSaunders, Laverna M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1995
Discusses collection development and acquisitions in virtual, or networked, libraries. Topics include electronic versus digital libraries; philosophical issues of library acquisition; user expectations, including wants and needs; strategic planning, including resource sharing agreements, retrospective conversion, and staff training; collection…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development, Library Expenditures
