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Hastreiter, Jamie A., Comp.; Cornelius, Marsha, Comp.; Henderson, David W., Comp. – 1999
The intent of this CLIP (College Library Information Packet) Note is to provide data and sample documents that can be used as examples by college and small university libraries that are writing or rewriting their mission statements. A survey was mailed in April 1998 by the College Libraries Section of the Association of College and Research…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Surveys
Shonrock, Diana D., Ed. – 1996
Libraries devote serious resources to user-education programs and need to measure their effectiveness with hard data. This guide was designed to simplify the evaluation planning process and the making of evaluation instruments. The material was developed from hundreds of survey instruments used by librarians around the country. The handbook…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Library Instruction, Library Planning
Knowles, Elizabeth; Smith, Martha – 1999
This book provides information to help teachers, librarians, and parents establish a book club for the Prekindergarten through eighth-grade school community. The first chapter discusses book club planning, publicity, preparations, process, and acquisition of books. The following 13 chapters suggest books for a variety of subject areas, including…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
Kemp, Jane, Comp.; Witschi, Laura, Comp. – 1997
This College Library Information Packet (CLIP) Notes provides information on displays and exhibits in small college and university libraries. Displays and exhibits have long been an accepted yet under-documented are of library work. This survey presents a collection of data and supporting documents about current display and exhibit practices in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Exhibits, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Marchant, Maurice P. – 1994
This book discusses the motivations that cause adults to go to the public library. It is grouped into eight sections concerning: (1) the research methodology and results used to determine four motivators that were good predictors of library use; (2) the development of library research; (3) several characteristics of library users in terms of…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Hypothesis Testing, Individual Characteristics
Gordon, Rachel Singer – 2003
This book offers advice and information to help librarians manage and interact with computer technology in their institutions. Chapters 1 and 2 provide a background in systems librarianship, outlining the skills that may be needed and defining the specialty. Chapters 3 and 4 show how traditional library skills such as the organization of knowledge…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Integrated Library Systems, Job Skills, Librarians
Vesper, Virginia, Comp.; Kelley, Gloria, Comp. – 1997
This College Library Information Packet (CLIP) Note explores how faculty status affects librarians' promotion and tenure opportunities and the criteria at various institutions for defining librarians' status. In September 1995, a survey was sent to a group of 265 small and medium sized academic libraries, eliciting a response rate of 70% (n=185).…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods
Robles, Kimberley, Comp.; Wyatt, Neal, Comp. – 1996
This College Library Information Packet (CLIP) Note surveys training programs in small and medium-sized academic libraries. In August 1995, 265 small and medium-sized academic libraries were sent a questionnaire; the response rate was 78% (n=206). A comprehensive analysis of survey results is followed by examples of training documentation…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Curriculum, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods
Vandergrift, Kay E. – 1994
This book illustrates the roles of the school library media specialist as instructional consultant and teacher as well as information specialist and frames these roles in a background of relevant educational concerns. Chapter 1 surveys current efforts to restructure the education system and stresses the importance of the school library media…
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Critical Thinking, Educational Change, Educational Technology
