Discusses the development of interlibrary lending and union catalogs, problems of library resource sharing, the development of resource sharing and interlibrary lending in Maryland, governance and costs of interlibrary lending systems, and the Maryland Interlibrary Organization School Media Project. Twenty-five references are provided. (EJS)

Reports findings of a nationwide survey to determine how select number of libraries (38 respondents) have conducted projects to convert retrospective holdings to machine-readable form. Analysis of the data in areas of planning, budget, effects on user services and cataloging/output, staff, training, and evaluation is discussed. Two sources are…

Collection development practices at the Center for Business Research (CBR), C. W. Post Center, Long Island University are enumerated in three areas: time (a tripartite system involving three librarians); treasure (financial resources); and talent (professional networking). A 60-item annotated bibliography of collection development tools and 11…

Examines creation of Archives and Records Retention Center in school district's Library Media Services department. Highlights include production of policies and procedures manuals, definition of archives and records, functions of library consultant/archivist, functions of center (receiving, processing, researching, protecting, destroying,…

This research review analyzes output measures that assess the effectiveness of a library's reference services: reference questions, reference staff performance, reference users, combined output measures, and combined input/output measures. The need for research, a definition of reference effectiveness, and input measures are noted. Seventy-three…

This study of public library employees' perceptions of library goals based on one case study reveals that staff hold generally conservative views of public library purpose and prefer goals that are print-based and directly related to reading. Most significant influences on perceptions are local practice and practical considerations. (24…

Description of end user online searching at University of Ottawa highlights user survey, establishment of after-hours end user search service, costs, regulations, training librarians, publicity, implications, comparison of online searching by end users and trained intermediaries, presearch counseling, and librarians' perceptions of end users.…

Description of the California Literacy Campaign instituted by California State Library highlights statewide commitment to provide public library services to help adults attain English-language ability and local projects. Examples of several projects (e.g., Modoc County Adult Tutorial Program, Tri-City Literacy Coalition), and community-based…

Presents results of study evaluating reactions of 20 university students and faculty to first-time online database searching on the Bibliographic Retrieval Service's menu-driven BRS/After Dark. Background information on participants, search analysis and problems, end user education needs, and the role of the intermediary are discussed. Four…

Provides brief accounts of significant current innovation and research in Australia. Topics covered include administration, curriculum and objectives, teaching and learning, measurement and research methodology, student development and personnel services, social context of education, and history. (Author/RK)

"ARL" is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). "ARL" reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff and users; higher…

The data published in this volume were taken from the 1999 Annual Reports submitted by public libraries in Texas. This volume contains local library statistics, county statistics, and summary data for the state and for the 10 library systems. Section I, Summary Statistics, contains data on statewide public library statistics, summary…

The data published in this volume were taken from the 2000 Annual Reports submitted by public libraries in Texas. This volume contains local library statistics, county statistics, and summary data for the state and for the 10 library systems. Section I, Summary Statistics, contains data on statewide public library statistics, summary…

This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) Kit presents the results of a survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries designed to gather data on chat reference service. A total of 66 of 124 ARL member libraries responded to the survey. A copy of the questionnaire with tabulated results is presented. Representative…

This document is a compilation of data collected from the 2001 Colorado Public Library Annual Report sent to each Colorado public library jurisdiction in January of 2002. State totals, grouped by the size of the population served, report data for general information, paid staff in full-time equivalents (FTEs), library funding sources, staff…