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Buffington, Debra Kay, Comp.; And Others – 1987
This cumulative index provides access to the almost 1,300 entries in three bibliographies: (1) "Media and the Young Adult: A Selected Bibliography, 1950-1972"; (2) "Media and the Young Adult: A Selected Bibliography, 1973-1977"; and (3) "Research on Adolescence for Youth Services: An Annotated Bibliography on Adolescent Development, Educational…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Educational Needs
The Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee: Its First Decade. Network Planning Paper No. 11.
Download full textMaruyama, Lenore S. – 1985
This paper was commissioned in part to provide an institutional memory for the Network Advisory Committee, not only for its new members but for the entire library and information service community. The deliberations of this committee, which has been the catalyst for a number of significant efforts in networking, are presented in this detailed…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Information Science, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Dew, Stephen H. – 1984
Successful completion of this self-paced library workbook is a course requirement of all second semester freshman English students at the University of Arkansas. The workbook contains 18 chapters. A brief introduction and instructions for using the workbook precede the library tour in Chapter 1, and the remaining 17 chapters discuss specific…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Facilities
Holt, Joan S. – 1987
This workbook provides an introduction to the library of St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley and its online catalog system, LUIS (Library User Information Service). A description of the arrangement of the library is followed by instructions for using the online catalog, including searching by author, title, or subject, and information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Facilities, Library Guides, Library Instruction
Krupp, Robert Allen – 1982
This two-part paper based on experience at the University of Michigan includes a discussion of the potential reference function of a residence hall library in a university setting and a bibliography of over 100 suggested reference tools for residence hall libraries. The residence hall library is presented as a place where students should be able…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, Dormitories, Higher Education
Ilomo, C. S. – 1979
This essay reviews the functions of the Tanzanian National Central Library (NCL) and evaluates the activities performed and services provided by the NCL in light of the definitions of national library functions established by UNESCO and by K. W. Humphreys, Librarian of the University of Birmingham. The relationship between the NCL and the…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Mason, Marilyn Gell – 1981
This study reviews trends in public library finance; examines recent political, economic, and technological changes; and assesses the impact of these changes on public library services. A history of the public library in America is presented, as well as an analysis of the principles of economics and public finance which reveals that current…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Information Services, Library Expenditures, Library Role
Young, William F. – 1985
This reference service policy manual provides general guidelines to encourage reference service of the highest possible quality and to insure uniform practice. The policy refers only to reference service in the University Libraries and is intended for use in conjunction with other policies and procedures issued by the Reference Services Division.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education, Library Planning
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources, Syracuse, NY. – 1984
Eleven articles and reports published between 1980 and 1984 and cited in "Resources in Education" and "Current Index to Journals in Education" are listed in this bibliography on microcomputers in libraries. Emphasis is on microcomputers in public and school libraries and topics included are factors that should be considered…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Library Administration
Peer reviewedMichael, Mary Ellen; Wert, Lucille M. – RQ, 1974
A study to determine which reference works are most widely held, the age breakdown of reference holdings, and the relationship between size of school and size of reference holdings in a sample of schools with centralized media programs in Illinois. (Author/LS)
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections, Library Research, Library Services
Peer reviewedRogers, Frank B. – Library Trends, 1974
History, development, evaluation, and problems of computerized biomedical information systems, with emphasis on the National Library of Medicine and MEDLARS. (LS)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Databases, Indexes, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedGwinup, Thomas – RQ, 1973
The Reference Department of San Diego State University arranged its humanities and social science materials and posted signs in such a way that the large volume of directional questions was substantially reduced. (LS)
Descriptors: Furniture Arrangement, Humanities, Library Equipment, Library Facilities
Eisner, Joseph – 1977
A nine-question survey was mailed to every fifth home in Plainedge, New York on January 13, 1977. The questionnaires were color coded according to election districts to aid in determining differences in attitudes toward, or use of, the library in relation to location, possible correlation with census data relating to education, income level, etc.,…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Comparative Analysis, Library Collections, Library Services
Watson, Paula De Simone; Landis, Martha – 1977
Data from 44 respondents in a survey of the 50 largest academic members of the Association of Research Libraries and the four largest black university libraries are analyzed in this report on reference services. Included in the analysis are data on reference and directional transactions collected by the fall 1976 LIBGIS survey for the institutions…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Library Collections
Goetz, Arthur H., Ed. – 1977
This study focuses on certain demographic, commercial, and social characteristics of Johnston County and its towns as they relate to the library's organization, administration, resources, and services. Recommendations are given, as is a five year plan of service which lists objectives in the following areas: (1) administration, (2) information…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Demography, Library Administration, Library Services
