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Ray, Tom H., Comp.; Hawthorne, Pat, Comp. – 1993
This flyer and kit were developed by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to examples job descriptions used by academic and research libraries and present examples from various libraries. Job descriptions serve a variety of purposes in personnel management. In addition, current and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Disabilities, Employment Qualifications, Evaluation Methods
Nisonger, Thomas E. – 1998
This volume reviews current options for handling serials problems and clarifies fundamental issues in one of the greatest challenges confronting today's library and information science professionals. Focusing on the management of serials in libraries and the role of serials in scholarly communications, this book combines descriptive and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Budgeting, Citation Analysis, Decision Making
Download full textLynch, Beverly P. – 1998
A conference on the theme, "New Missions of Academic Libraries in the 21st Century," was held on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Peking University and the dedication of its new library building. The published conference proceedings included 144 papers. Plenary papers on the six sub-themes of the conference were…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Conferences, Continuing Education, Electronic Libraries
Zabel, Diane, Comp.; And Others – 1992
This report presents the results of a survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members about the current climate and practices regarding flexible work arrangements. Data are reported on the availability of schedule flexibility, job exchange, part-time arrangements, and leaves, as well as information about faculty status, tenure,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Flexible Working Hours, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. for Library Services. – 1994
The purpose of this document is to help communities and school districts determine whether a combined school and public library will be the best way to provide the most efficient library service for all community residents. A combined school and public library is one that is located in a single facility and operates cooperatively to perform the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Planning
Steel, Virginia – 1990
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit presents the results of a survey which focused on the use of remote storage by research libraries as a solution to the shortage of library storage space. The kit includes documents from several libraries describing how they have developed policy questions and procedures to handle the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Guides, Higher Education
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services. – 1983
Intended for school librarians and administrators, this guide provides a broad overview of the content and process of managing a school library. A broad overview of the purpose, historical development, and current activities of school libraries and school librarians is presented. Ensuing chapters address each of the major components of a school…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1989
The papers in this compilation address topics relating to interlending and document supply and include the following: (1) "Training in Interlending" (D. E. K. Wijasuriya, Malaysia); (2) "Resource Collections and Document Supply Centre" (Stephney Ferguson, Jamaica); (3) "Organizing for Interlibrary Loan and Document Supply" (Rodrick S. Mabomba);…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Shaw, Suzanne J. – 1989
This document reports the results of a follow-up survey of 34 Association of Research Libraries member libraries which was conducted in 1989 to measure changes that had taken place in the administration of computer files (CF)--previously referred to as machine readable data files--since the original survey in 1984. It is noted that this survey…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Information Management, Information Retrieval
Sheller, Rebekah, Ed. – Rural Libraries, 1990
The two issues of the journal "Rural Libraries" for 1990 contain a total of seven articles. "Cooperation and Rural Libraries," by Jackie Schmitt, reports on a nationwide survey of 119 rural libraries' participation in intrastate library cooperatives. "Rural Public Library Service to Native Americans," by Susan…
Descriptors: Illiteracy, Libraries, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
Snowhill, Lucia; And Others – 1986
This report describes a self-assessment study undertaken by the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) Library which was designed to describe current UCSB Library public services, investigate options and opportunities to enhance these services in anticipation of change, and make recommendations to ensure that the library continues to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Higher Education, Library Administration
California Univ., Los Angeles. Biomedical Library. – 1985
This manual offers information on a wide variety of health-related audiovisual materials (AVs) in many formats: video, motion picture, slide, filmstrip, audiocassette, transparencies, microfilm, and computer assisted instruction. Intended for individuals who are just learning about audiovisual materials and equipment management, the manual covers…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cataloging, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1984
This self-study by the public services staff of Brown University Library provided an opportunity for them to examine past, present, and future operations. The study was conducted by 33 volunteers from the library staff, who were organized into 1 study team and 5 task forces; they worked more than 14 months to develop the recommendations and plans…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Services, Library Administration
Johnson (Lawrence) and Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1984
This volume is the second of two in a report on a state-of-the-art assessment which was conducted to determine the roles of school, academic, special, and community libraries in creating and/or providing viewtext information services; the information resources now available or expected to be available in the future to a sample of libraries in the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education
Urbana School District 116, IL. – 1987
This two-part manual presents both a library curriculum for elementary and secondary school students and a handbook of policies and procedures for library operations and services. Part 1 (238 pages) is a two-part library skills curriculum guide for grades K-12 includes brief discussions of general student goals, main ideas, and the thinking…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Directed Reading Activity, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
