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Jerrard, Jane; Bolt, Nancy; Strege, Karen – ALA Editions, 2012
This timely special report from ALA Editions provides a succinct but comprehensive overview of the "privatization" of public libraries. It provides a history of the trend of local and state governments privatizing public services and assets, and then examines the history of public library privatization right up to the California…
Descriptors: Privatization, Public Libraries, Library Services, State Legislation
Methods and Strategies for Creating a Culture of Collections Assessment at Comprehensive Universities
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Martin, Heath; Robles-Smith, Kimberley; Garrison, Julie; Way, Doug – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2009
Differing from those of their liberal arts and Association of Research Libraries counterparts, today's comprehensive universities face a variety of unique challenges and opportunities when it comes to assessing their collections. This article looks at the different needs and interests of comprehensive universities and focuses on the challenges…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Evaluation, Case Studies
A Library Communication Audit for the Twenty-First Century
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Chalmers, Mardi; Liedtka, Theresa; Bednar, Carol – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2006
This article describes a case study relating to an internal communication audit conducted in a large academic library that assessed existing information channels during a period of organizational change in order to recommend improvements. A communications task force developed and administered a survey instrument and then analyzed data and reported…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Organizational Communication, Focus Groups, Organizational Change
From an Initiative to a Program: Making the Case for Information Literacy
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Brasley, Stephanie Sterling – Public Services Quarterly, 2007
The UCLA Library has had a long-standing commitment to the attributes espoused by the teaching library model outlined in the seminal essay by Stoffle, Guskin and Boisse, "Teaching, Research, and Service: The Academic Library's Role" (1984). Information literacy was identified as a goal in the Library's strategic plan in late 2001. This…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Academic Libraries, Information Literacy, Library Instruction
What Students Want: Generation Y and the Changing Function of the Academic Library
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Gardner, Susan; Eng, Susanna – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2005
This article presents the results of a 2003 undergraduate library user survey as a case study of Generation Y. Survey data support four main traits attributed to Generation Y, which are discussed within the context of library use and satisfaction. Implications for future directions in academic library services based on the new ways Generation Y…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, College Students, Libraries
Joint Ventures: The Promise, Power and Performance of Partnering.
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Francisco, Grace; Hannah, Kathryn Covier; Keller, Shelly G.; Waters, Joan; Wong, Patricia M. Y. – 2001
This document provides case studies that represent a sampling of successful public library joint ventures in California and other U.S. cities and counties. Chapter 1 defines what a partnership is and how a joint venture differs from a partnership. It also describes the benefits of partnering, the knowledge, attitude, and skills required, and how…
Descriptors: Business, Case Studies, Cooperative Programs, Library Cooperation