Examines authorship in 36 library and information science journals over a 5-year period and indicates that only a small proportion of 4-year institutions is responsible for formal contributions to the literature. Of those individuals contributing to the literature, the vast majority makes only 1 contribution per 5-year period. (18 references)…

Posits a positive association between an academic department's publishing output and (1) whether its coursework requires library use; (2) how frequently its faculty require their classes to take library tours; (3) its faculty's belief that library tours contribute to students' developing useful library skills; and (4) students' ability to use the…

Examines the extent to which professional catalog librarians in academic libraries are involved in public services activities. Current literature is reviewed, results of a survey begun in 1983 and updated in 1986 and 1988 are analyzed and compared, and new areas in which an expanded role for catalog librarians would be beneficial are suggested.…

Discussion of the influence of library catalog use studies on cataloging codes and practices focuses on a study of reference staff members at three Association of Research Libraries academic libraries that was conducted to determine their use of bibliographic record elements. Records in online catalogs and bibliographic utilities are examined, and…

Describes a project that attempted to attenuate negative attitudes of humanities faculty toward remote shelving by providing faculty with direct access to online systems containing records for stored titles. Survey results indicate that faculty attitudes toward the library improved and the use of the remote shelving facility increased. (Eight…

Presents the Readiness, Planning, Training, Implementation and Maintenance Model (RPTIM) for staff development. The results of a survey of staff developers that examined the appropriateness of the RPTIM model to academic and research library settings, and the extent to which existing staff development programs meet needed criteria, are discussed.…

Reports on a survey of 21 academic libraries in 11 states which examined the management of state publication collections. Results are discussed under the following headings: acquisitions; selection; storage and accessibility; and reference service and bibliographic tools. Recommendations directed at the University of Arkansas Library and…

Describes an international scientific computer conference involving several Canadian and Indonesian academic institutions in which Canadian librarians offered reference services to Indonesian scientists. The project is evaluated with a view to providing assistance to further pilot projects investigating the feasibility of a similar information…

Analyzes a sample of over 4,700 orders for library materials at the University of California, Berkeley, in terms of the probability that the material will arrive and the factors that determine arrival. Models to evaluate the book ordering process are presented, and variables that may affect arrival time are discussed. (six references) (Author/LRW)

In forming local or regional consortia, campus libraries will face not only some compromises with respect to campus policies but also a multitude of decisions relating to broader consortium issues. The Oakland Library Consortium in Pittsburgh is discussed. (MLW)

The first article discusses how recent changes in both the academic library and the computing center have aligned their separate missions and functions. The second examines the roles of the reference librarian and the computing center in providing assistance and instruction in electronic information resources to library users. (CLB)

Describes a study that compared pretest to posttest differences among three groups of college freshmen: those who took a traditional library tour, those who had no formal library instruction, and those who used a computer assisted instruction (CAI) program. The results indicate that the CAI program was an effective alternative to traditional…

Examines two databases--MEDLINE and ABI/INFORM--as currently implemented on laserdisk, commercial systems, and local time-sharing in the University of Pennsylvania libraries. The direct costs to the library of installing and operating the three formats are analyzed, and costs and benefits to users are discussed, including comparisons of the…

Reviews patterns of library resource sharing and discusses how academic libraries can increase the capacity and effectiveness of future resource sharing and shared collection development programs. A strategic model based on a Research Libraries Group study is presented, with special emphasis on winning the support of faculty. (eight references)…

Reports the results of a survey that asked academic librarians where they had acquired their professional knowledge and where they would prefer to acquire it. The discussion covers preferences for skills acquisition through library schools, on the job training, and professional continuing education, and the implications of these preferences for…