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Peer reviewedMagrill, Rose Mary; Rinehart, Constance – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1980
Reports on a study to estimate the proportion of the University of Michigan's library collection needing preservation efforts and describes the rating scale used. (FM)
Descriptors: Books, Library Materials, Library Research, Preservation
Download full textSchmitt, Carl M.; O'Shae, Patricia; Vaden, Kaleen; Williams, Jeffrey W. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
This manual describes the methods, procedures, techniques, and activities that were used to produce the Academic Library Survey of 2004 (ALS:2004). This manual is designed to provide guidance and documentation for users of the ALS data. Included in the manual are the following: (1) an overview of the study and its predecessor studies; (2) an…
Descriptors: Schools, Guidance, Academic Libraries, Surveys
Lietzau, Zeth; Lance, Keith Curry; Dickenson, Don – Online Submission, 2005
Seven issues of Fast Facts from the Library Research Service that cover information from libraries across Colorado are contained in this document. These issues focus on topics from various library sectors and include patron use of AskColorado (a statewide virtual reference service) and the rising use of online services, Colorado public library…
Descriptors: Library Research, Reference Services, Public Libraries, Librarians
Bland, Les, Comp.; Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp. – Association of Research Libraries, 2009
This report presents statistics on how Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries spend money on electronic resources. This report indicates that 109 ARL libraries purchased 32,329,187 electronic books. In 2007-2008, there was a median of 28,319 acquisitions of electronic books by ARL libraries (this includes one institution that…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Statistics, Library Services, Costs
Bland, Les, Comp.; Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp. – Association of Research Libraries, 2009
This report presents statistics on how Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries spend money on electronic resources. This report indicates that 108 ARL libraries purchased 25,006,758 electronic books. In 2006-2007, there was an ARL median of 243,725 acquisitions of electronic books (this includes one institution that purchased…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Statistics, Library Services, Costs
West, Martha W.; Koch, Rowena A. – 1974
In the spring of 1973, a study was conducted of the interlibrary lending (ILL) process at the California State University and Colleges (CSUC) libraries. Twelve of the 19 CSUC campuses were involved in the study--four in northern California and eight in southern California, the latter already experimenting with telefacsimile interlibrary loan…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Facsimile Transmission, Higher Education
Rossi, Robert J.; Daugherty, M. Shannon – 1997
Changing demands on academic libraries make it important to assess continuously the status of academic library resources and library operations. The Academic Library Survey (ALS), conducted periodically by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) since 1966, was designed to provide concise information on library resources, services, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, College Faculty, Full Time Equivalency
Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp.; Bland, Les, Comp. – Association of Research Libraries, 2008
"ARL Statistics 2006-2007" is the latest in a series of annual publications that describe collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 123 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Of these, 113 are university libraries and 10 are public, governmental, and nonprofit research libraries. Data reported by…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Materials, Library Personnel
Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp.; Bland, Les, Comp. – Association of Research Libraries, 2009
"ARL Statistics 2007-2008" is the latest in a series of annual publications that describe collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 123 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Of these, 113 are university libraries; the remaining 10 are public, governmental, and nonprofit research libraries. Data reported…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Statistics, Unit Costs, Tables (Data)
Young, Mark, Comp.; Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp. – Association of Research Libraries, 2007
This document presents results of the 2005-06 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Law Library Statistics Questionnaire. Of 113 ARL university libraries, 75 responded to the survey. Results for each library are presented in the following data tables: (1) collections, including volumes in library, volumes added, monographs purchased, current…
Descriptors: Wages, Library Materials, Measures (Individuals), Law Libraries
Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp.; Bland, Les, Comp. – Association of Research Libraries, 2008
This document presents data that describe collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 65 medical libraries at Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions throughout North America. In 2006-2007, the reporting health sciences libraries held a median of 244,188 volumes, spent a total of $244,188,020, and employed 2,395 FTE…
Descriptors: Medical Libraries, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Materials
Young, Mark, Comp.; Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp. – Association of Research Libraries, 2006
This report contains the results of the Association of Research Libraries' survey of academic Health Sciences libraries for 2004-05. Data are presented on collections, expenditures, and personnel and public services. Out of 113 ARL university libraries, 67 responded to the survey. Health Sciences libraries reported median values of 243,011 volumes…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Medical Libraries, Library Services, Expenditures
Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp.; Young, Mark, Comp. – Association of Research Libraries, 2008
"ARL Statistics 2005-06" is the latest in a series of annual publications that describe collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 123 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Of these, 113 are university libraries and 10 are public, governmental, and nonprofit research libraries. Data reported by libraries…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Materials, Library Personnel
New York Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency, NY. – 1981
The results of a survey of the New York Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency (METRO) and selected Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member-libraries concerning the selection tools they use the most frequently in acquiring new materials are tabulated in this guide. The categories covered by the survey are based on the Library of…
Descriptors: Indexes, Library Material Selection, Library Materials, Library Surveys
Young, Mark, Comp.; Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp. – Association of Research Libraries, 2004
This report presents statistics on how Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries spend money on electronic resources. This report indicates that expenditures for electronic resources account for 25%, on average, of ARL institutions' library materials budgets. ARL libraries reported spending more than $228 million on electronic…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Computers, Statistics, Expenditures
