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Download full textRagsdale, Kate, Comp.; Kenney, Don, Comp. – 1995
To gather information on effective library signage, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) distributed a survey to its 119 member libraries in fall 1994. Eighty libraries completed the survey. Responses overwhelmingly show the tremendous variety in the way libraries manage signs. Sixty percent of responding libraries report that their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Statistics, Library Surveys
Shim, Wonsik; Kantor, Paul B. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1999
A complex tool, data envelopment analysis (DEA) was used to evaluate the relative efficiency of major academic research libraries that are members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Results of a two-year base line study using traditional measures taken from 1995-96 ARL statistics are reported. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Tenopir, Carol; Green, Danielle – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1999
Database usage from a random sample of academic and public libraries in the United States and Canada reveals patterns of use in selected types of libraries. Nine tables present usage statistics. Factors that influence database use are briefly discussed. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedShim, Wonsik; McClure, Charles R. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2002
Discusses the ARL (Association of Research Libraries) E-Metrics project that is investigating problems related to collecting and using data for electronic materials and services. Describes a survey of libraries that focused on data collection activities and showed a lack of preparation as well as a lack of consistent statistics from database…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Collection, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
Seibert, Warren F.; And Others – 1988
This research extends the "Purdue studies" of research library growth, presenting results that include library statistical trends during a 35-year period, 1951-1985. It serves to update Purdue's 9-report series (1965-1973) and is a validation study of Purdue's growth forecasts, 28 of which were published in 1965, then revised in 1971.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Graphs, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1991
This kit is based on a review of the organization charts of 71 member libraries of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) gathered in January 1991, compared with an earlier SPEC Kit published in 1986, and contains charts of 29 of the libraries. A summary of the chart analyses presents information about the titles of library directors,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Charts, Data Analysis
Jamieson, Alexis J.; Dolan, M. Elizabeth – 1985
To investigate the experience of American and Canadian university libraries with remote access catalogs, self-administered questionnaires were sent to the 137 directors of all Association of Research Libraries (ARL) libraries and all libraries of Canadian degree-granting institutions. The study was designed to: (1) survey Canadian and U.S.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Automation
Sitts, Maxine K., Ed. – 1985
This publication reporting the responses of 92 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members to an automation inventory survey conducted in March 1985 was generated from a database developed by ARL to provide timely, comparable information about the extent and nature of automation within the ARL library community. Among operational systems, the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Information Systems
Almony, Robert A., Jr., Comp.; O'Brien, Francis, Comp. – 1995
The kit and flyer examine library photocopy operations, including services, personnel, equipment, and financial management practices by member institutions of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). To find out about these operations, ARL surveyed its 112 members, and received 93 replies. Forty-nine academic libraries (58%) described their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Equipment, Library Funding
Brugger, Judith M., Comp.; And Others – 1996
Technical services workstations (TSWs) are personal computers that have been customized for use in technical services departments. To gather information on their use and prevalence in research libraries, the Program for Cooperative Cataloging Standing Committee on Automation surveyed the 119 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Higher Education, Human Factors Engineering
Dow, Ronald F.; Avery, Christine – 1993
Two separate reports combined here present the fifth and sixth annual salary surveys of the academic libraries of Pennsylvania. Questionnaires were sent to libraries at 141 two-year, baccalaureate, comprehensive, and doctoral granting colleges and universities. Responses were received from 96 institutions for a return rate of 68% to the 1992…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Librarians, Library Associations
Fretwell, Gordon, Comp.; And Others – 1994
This report presents data from the 1992 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) annual salary survey. Forty-two tables report data on professional salaries and years of experience, including breakdowns for minority librarians; distribution of professional staff by salary and position and by sex and position; the type of institution; and size of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Librarians
Welch, C. Brigid, Ed. – 1990
This kit is based on 73 responses to a survey conducted by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Office of Management Services to obtain information on the management of CD-ROM database installations in ARL libraries. The survey sought information in the areas of CD-ROM funding, instruction and publicity, organization, equipment, security,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Library Administration
Jenda, Claudine, Comp. – SPEC Kit, 2000
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) Kit reports results of a survey that examined how many Association of Research Libraries (ARL) libraries offer fee-based services to their external users, the procedures and organizational structures of such services, and the factors that contribute to a successful fee-based service program. For…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Fees, Higher Education, Information Policy
Peer reviewedOling, Lori; Mach, Michelle – College & Research Libraries, 2002
Explores tour trends in academic Association of Research Libraries (ARL), specifically examining the prevalence of several tour formats, including guided, self-guided, and virtual Web tours. Results from a survey conducted in November 2000 include statistical information about tour administration, audience, and structure, as well as perceptions of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Librarian Attitudes, Library Services
