NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 3,031 to 3,045 of 3,659 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Schafer, Jay; Thornton, Glenda A. – Reference Librarian, 1999
Describes the restructuring of a traditional Interlibrary Loan Department at the Auraria Library, University of Colorado at Denver, into Information Delivery/Interlibrary Loan (ID/ILL) and its move to Collection Development Services. Discusses cost-effectiveness of ownership versus access; the collection philosophy; and components of the ID/ILL…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cost Effectiveness, Document Delivery
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Simpson, Pamela; Seeds, Robert – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1998
Describes procedures for ordering and cataloging electronic journals at the University Park Campus of the Pennsylvania State University Libraries. Successfully integrating electronic journals into the collection and the catalog requires close cooperation between selectors, reference librarians, and catalogers. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Cooperation, Electronic Journals
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Lynden, Frederick C. – Journal of Library Administration, 1999
Presents the Brown University Library experiences in purchasing electronic services to serve as a model for issues of budgeting for electronic materials in academic libraries. Topics include politics of budgeting; education of users; availability issues; access issues; consortia issues; ownership issues; tracking electronic product prices; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Budgeting, Consortia
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Shea, Frances C. – Knowledge Quest, 2000
Discussion of the responsibility of school library media specialists for collection development and management focuses on the need to include materials on women's studies. Highlights include justifying collection expenditures; collection development guidelines; identifying relevant materials by genre; and the media specialists' curricular role.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Stearns, Robert M. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1999
Discusses how academic social science librarians can select appropriate materials on mental health topics. Topics include characteristics of mental health systems and how they relate to collection development; relationships between employment opportunities for therapists and severity of mental illness; and controversies related to therapy and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Sources, Library Collection Development
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 1998
Presents Bobby Roberts, director of the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS), and describes some of the changes he has made since 1989: raising public library tax rates, doubling the book budget, library automation, new and renovated buildings, adult public programming, library cooperation, and fund raising. Discusses politics and the…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Financial Support, Librarians, Library Automation
Hoffert, Barbara – Library Journal, 1998
A Library Journal survey of 2000 public libraries investigated adult book expenditures and circulation. This article presents statistics on purchasing power and circulation, sources used for purchasing decisions, where books are purchased, top circulating genres, topics of increased patron and librarian interest, topics being weeded and replaced,…
Descriptors: Adults, Books, Fiction, Library Circulation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Billings, Harold – Journal of Library Administration, 2000
Discussion of research libraries focuses on resource sharing, information partnerships, collaborative collection building, and the relational library that relates to a user's needs and interests. Suggests the development of a global relational research library and discusses commercial Web-based relational services, electronic book sharing, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Global Approach, Higher Education
Curtis, Della – MultiMedia Schools, 2000
Explains how Baltimore County secondary school libraries increased their funding and staffing levels. Discusses a partnership with Towson University for staffing needs; the role of technology; the development of online learning modules; marketing efforts; state standards for library collections; and collection analysis criteria. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Evaluation Criteria, Learning Modules, Library Collection Development
Lynch, Clifford; Garcia-Molina, Hector – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1996
Summarizes reports and activities at the Information Infrastructure Technology and Applications workshop on digital libraries (Reston, Virginia, August 22, 1995). Defines digital library roles and identifies areas of needed research, including: interoperability; protocols for digital objects; collection management; interface design; human-computer…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Economic Factors, Electronic Libraries, Information Systems
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Nabe, Jonathan – Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship, 2001
Discusses journal bundling for science, technical and medical electronic journals and its impact on academic libraries. Reports results of a survey of the academic libraries in the Boston Library Consortium that investigated reasons for subscribing, including price, content, faculty demand, license agreement, archiving issues, format, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Archives, Consortia
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Fichter, Darlene – Library Hi Tech, 1999
Describes the various digital collections and some of the challenges faced by the early digital project initiatives of the Saskatchewan school, special, public, and academic libraries. An appendix lists the digital projects by theme (history, news, sports, culture, first nations and metis, and literature). (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
McInturff, Johanna R. – 1995
Information is provided on a practicum that addressed the lack of access to computer-aided instruction by elementary level students with learning disabilities, due to lack of diverse software, limited funding, and insufficient teacher training. The strategies to improve the amount of access time included: increasing the number of computer programs…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
Woolls, Blanche – 1994
This guide to managing school libraries begins, in chapters 1 and 2, with a brief history of school library media programs and the role of the media specialist. Chapter 3 describes preparation programs and job seeking for the potential library media specialist. Chapter 4 discusses the first week on the job, and what the new librarian should find…
Descriptors: Budgets, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Management
Canadian Health Libraries Association. – 1998
Nine Canadian health libraries participated in a pilot test of the Benchmarking Tool Kit between January and April, 1998. Although the Tool Kit was designed specifically for health libraries, the content and approach are useful to other types of libraries as well. Used to its full potential, benchmarking can provide a common measuring stick to…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  199  |  200  |  201  |  202  |  203  |  204  |  205  |  206  |  207  |  ...  |  244