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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on social science libraries presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Efforts at Computerization in Nigerian Libraries--A State of Development Review" (A. Olugboyega Banjo, Nigeria); (2) "The Information Activities of the National Library of Economics in the Federal…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Download full textLynch, Mary Jo – 1984
This report is the result of a project which analyzed the current collection of statistics from academic, public, and school libraries by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and by state agencies and prepared recommendations for a more efficient and effective national data collection system. Current data collection methods are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
McCabe, Timothy J. – 1986
In November 1984, surveys were mailed to the 215 interlibrary loan coordinators of OHIONET institutions asking them to participate in a study of interlibrary loan (ILL) photocopying practices and procedures. Questionnaires were returned by 152 coordinators for a response rate of 71%. The study focused on the use of various tools in the selection…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation
Michael, Douglas O., Comp.; Rivenburgh, Edwin, Comp. – 1986
Data are presented from a survey of each of 34 New York State community colleges: Adirondack, Broome, Cayuga, Clinton, Columbia-Greene, Corning, Dutchess, Erie/City, Erie/North, Erie/South, Finger Lakes, Fulton-Montgomery, Genesee, Herkimer, Hudson Valley, Jamestown, Jefferson, Mohawk Valley, Monroe, Nassau, Niagara, North Country, Onondaga,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Responsibility, Administrators, Community Colleges
Connors, Maureen – 1986
A survey of the ten university libraries considered to be most comparable to George Mason University (GMU) in interlibrary loan (ILL) activity was undertaken for comparison purposes. To develop a series of recommendations for GMU with respect to ILL, the following areas were considered and are addressed in this report: (1) Divisional…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation
Moreland, Rachel S. – 1984
This training manual teaches library personnel how to use ALIS (the Automated Library Information System) at Kansas State University. The exercises use a program called TEST, which is completely separate from the actual system. The exercises, which are designed to imitate real-life situations, combine learning the ALIS operations with learning the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Guidelines, Higher Education
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1978
A 1978 information survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members indicated that at that time, only a few large libraries were planning to freeze their card catalogs and set up alternative catalog forms as a response to decisions made by the Library of Congress to freeze its card catalog, supply access to its collection through an…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Card Catalogs, Higher Education, Library Automation
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1978
Results of a 1978 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) survey indicated that 68 (89%) of responding libraries utilized an automated cataloging system. Of those 68, 53 participated in the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC), five in BALLOTS, and the rest in other networks or local systems. At the beginning of this collection, a concise summary…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Higher Education, Library Automation
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1979
A 1979 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey on special collections in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions focuses on centralized departments that handle rare books, manuscripts, archives, and author-subject collections. Statistical results from 66 survey replies reporting on the staffing, size, and expenditures of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Support, Higher Education, Information Needs
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1979
A 1979 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey investigated the development, management, and staffing of microform collections in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions. Survey results indicate that the major types of microform holdings are government publications, large publishers' sets, and back runs of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Facility Planning, Higher Education, Library Collections
Lynch, Beverly P., Ed. – 1986
This statement prepared by the International Federation of Library Associations' Section of University Libraries and Other General Research Libraries presents standards of general principles designed to accomplish the following: (1) provide a means by which the quality of the library serving a university can be assessed; (2) offer guidance for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Global Approach, Higher Education, Library Administration
Nilson, Julieanne V. – 1985
A March 1985 survey of members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) netted 63 responses on 4 topics related to gifts and exchange programs: organizational change, the use of automation, changes in priorities, and the impact of the Tax Reform Act of 1984. Comments throughout the responses reflect that materials collected through gifts and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Exchange Programs, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Galejs, John; And Others – 1987
This final report is a product of a Preservation Planning Program (PPP) self-study conducted by the Iowa State University, working with the Association of Research Libraries' (ARL) Office of Management Studies. The PPP is designed to put self-help tools into the hands of library staff responsible for developing plans and procedures for preserving…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Facilities
Nitecki, Danuta A., Ed. – 1986
This proceedings of the 1986 conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries contains 60 papers--44 position papers, 7 research reports, and 9 idea briefs--dealing with the issue of transitions facing librarians and ways to respond to these transitions through both formal and informal means. Papers are organized under eight broad…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Technology, Library Administration
Mosby, Anne Page; McKinney, Gayle – 1983
This study evolved from a survey of all academic libraries in Georgia, designed to identify current online activities in the state's academic libraries, and to predict future directions and trends. The information was gathered to provide a pool of data for comparison, planning, management, and administration of online services, and to serve as a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Library Administration
