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Download full textWelch, Jeanie M. – 1984
This paper describes the development of online bibliographic searching at Lamar University, a state-supported university in Beaumont, Texas, and the results of a 1983 users' survey evaluating satisfaction with online searching services. Online searching is defined and its advantages and disadvantages are briefly outlined. The equipment used in…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Costs, Databases, Graphs
Lamb, Robert Scott, II – 1989
This report describes and presents the results of a survey designed to obtain information on the preservation and conservation policies and procedures, staff, facilities, and expenditures of 18 academic libraries in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. The goals of the survey were to inform each library surveyed of its strengths and weaknesses in the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Policy, Interviews, Library Cooperation
Gwinn, Nancy E.; And Others – 1986
Based on an 11-month investigation of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL), this report focuses on preservation problems in the general collections. Brittleness is pinpointed as the most serious problem, and the environmental conditions which exacerbate the deterioration of materials in the collection are discussed. SIL's earlier in this…
Descriptors: Books, Budgets, Facility Planning, Financial Needs
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1981
This collection of materials on small computer applications in research libraries, assembled by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), includes documents from ARL and non-ARL libraries illustrating local, commercial, and word processing computer applications. Among the contents of the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
California Media and Library Educators Association, Burlingame. – 1977
This publication presents qualitative and quantitative guidelines for the development, evaluation, and improvement of library media programs in elementary and secondary schools in California and at the district, county, and state levels. The content covers philosophy of service, relation of the library media program to the total educational goals…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Elementary Schools, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1981
This self-study, undertaken in March 1981 to collect and analyze data regarding the library's preservation problems and to develop a program addressing these needs, is presented in four sections. The first briefly describes the major findings of the study. The following section summarizes the major areas of need identified by an analysis of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Equipment, Library Expenditures
Instructional Materials: School Library Resources Program. Planning Guide, ESEA IV, Part B. 1981-82.
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of School Libraries. – 1981
This guide provides the necessary information and instructions for preparing applications and supplementary information forms for acquiring library resources in support of curriculum development. It is designed for use by educational agencies which are completing the IV B Application Form or the Annual Supplement III. The guide contains materials…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Reibach, Lois R. – 1981
A brief statement on the advantages of using computer output microform (COM) for library catalogs introduces a general plan for implementing such a catalog in an academic library. The factors involved and types of decisions that must be made are discussed for each of eight steps in the process: determining the objectives of the catalog; choosing…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Output Microfilm, Cost Effectiveness
MCDIARMID, ERRETT W. – 1965
LIBRARIES OF ALL VIRGINIA INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION WERE INCLUDED IN THIS STUDY. QUESTIONNAIRES AND OBSERVATION WERE USED TO GATHER DATA ABOUT BUILDINGS AND COLLECTIONS, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, INTERLIBRARY COOPERATION, EXPENDITURES, AND PERSONNEL. AMONG THE 2-YEAR COLLEGES, (1) EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH VERY SMALL ENROLLMENTS, CAPACITY…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Collections, Library Equipment
Schuurman, Guy – 1972
A five-year plan for the Salt Lake County Library System is presented to meet the complex needs of patrons and to comply with American Library Association's "Minimum Standards for Public Library Systems" (1966). A new main library building is planned to house the main collection, and enlarged nonprint collection, and audiovisual and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Centers, Bookmobiles, County Libraries, Interlibrary Loans
Rubin, Martin L.; And Others – 1975
An evaluation was made of the biomedical Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) Network Experiment, established by the National Library of Medicine in 1973 to test the feasibility of sharing CAI learning materials through a national computer network. The evaluation was designed to assist decision makers in planning a future mechanism for distributing…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum, Experimental Programs, Instructional Materials
Bernhard, Genore H. – 1975
A guide is presented for those unfamiliar with library procedures who wish to organize and operate a small library. Following a discussion of the modern library's role, there is detailed information about library boards, librarians, finance, legal problems, policies, equipment, supplies, and book acquisition and processing. Shelving, filing, book…
Descriptors: Church Programs, Guides, Institutional Libraries, Library Administration
Wainwright, Jane – 1975
A study of computer facilities in British libraries highlighted the respective benefits and disadvantages of using the parent institution's central computer or using a dedicated minicomputer. The large computer's technical advantages include greater opportunities for sharing or buying operational software, and the availability of experienced…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Storage Devices, Computers
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Div. for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1975
The 1974 National Conference for Librarians for the Blind and Physically Handicapped was held May 13-16 in Washington, D.C. This report summarizes and answers the questions raised there on such topics as: (1) regulations on the use of materials; (2) copyright, free mailing privileges, and general postal regulations; (3) procurement, distribution,…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Blindness, Braille, Conference Reports
Metcalf, Keyes D. – 1965
A nontechnical guide to many facets in the design of efficient libraries is presented for everyone concerned with library building planning. The author discusses--(1) the problems involved in planning libraries for the future, (2) the library objectives and their relation to aesthetic problems, quality of construction, function and cost, (3) the…
Descriptors: Building Design, Construction Costs, Equipment, Facility Guidelines
