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Peer reviewedTaylor, Raymond G., Jr. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Presents a model that calculates the conditions under which a library may adopt a highly service-oriented online catalog access policy at minimum additional cost. The use of arrival rates, service rates, and queueing calculations to arrive at a cost-effective policy is explained. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Library Expenditures, Library Policy, Library Services
Peer reviewedSumerford, Steve – Public Libraries, 1987
Explores the issue of intellectual freedom and the role of the library in the community, and the extent to which community attitudes and values should influence library policy. A specific incident involving a public library exhibit of materials on gay rights in Durham, North Carolina, is described. (CLB)
Descriptors: Censorship, Community Attitudes, Homosexuality, Intellectual Freedom
Association of Coll. and Research Libraries, Chicago, IL. – 1981
This publication presents college library collection development policies and policy excerpts, selected on the basis of their compatibility with a 1979 set of guidelines for the formulation of collection development policies prepared by the American Library Association (ALA). The guidelines themselves are also presented. It is noted that none of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Acquisition, Library Collections
Gaskell, Carolyn, Comp.; Morrill, Allen S., Comp. – 2001
The "College Library Information Packet (CLIP) Note" series is known for providing college and university libraries with reviews and current documentation on library practices and procedures of relevance to them. This "CLIP Note" provides information and sample policies on travel, sabbaticals, and study leaves of absence in small academic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, Higher Education, Librarians
Young, Virginia G., Ed. – 1995
This book defines the role and obligations of the library trustee in a wide range of situations and also discusses keys to successful communication between the trustee and library director, staff, and patron. Chapters are: (1) "The Trustee in Today's World" (F. William Summers); (2) "Duties and Responsibilities of Trustees"…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship
