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Ranking and Evaluating the ARL Library Map Collections.
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Seavey, Charles A. – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Describes a study that measures and analyzes the map collections of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) using data from 1984 and 1988. Size of collections and growth rate are examined, and a composite index is used to rank the map collections to determine whether maps receive the same attention as other materials. (14 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Collection Development, Library Materials
Thinking Big: A Commentary on the Research Agenda in Academic Librarianship.
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Metz, Paul – College and Research Libraries, 1985
Suggests that fundamental questions with broad policy implications and a perspective that approaches academic library from patron's point of view remain to be asked about library costs, collections and their use, library users, and both the academic setting itself and the people who work within it. Seventeen references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Higher Education, Library Collections
Academic Library Services: The Literature of Innovation.
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Reynolds, Judy; Whitlatch, Jo Bell – College and Research Libraries, 1985
Focuses on effects of organizational structure upon innovations in both technical operations and administrative areas of organizations. Theories of innovation, major studies of innovation and organizational structure, organizational structure and innovation in libraries and library literature, and current and future research in libraries are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Charts, Higher Education, Innovation
Subject Enhancement: Report on an Experiment.
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Knutson, Gunnar – College and Research Libraries, 1991
Describes an experiment conducted at the University of Illinois at Chicago that was designed to determine whether adding a substantial number of subject headings would raise circulation rates. The effects of added contents notes, keyword searching, browsing, and displays on the online catalog are examined, and further research is suggested. (27…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Catalogs
Elements of the Bibliographic Record Used by Reference Staff Members at Three ARL Academic Libraries.
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Hufford, Jon R. – College and Research Libraries, 1991
Discussion of the influence of library catalog use studies on cataloging codes and practices focuses on a study of reference staff members at three Association of Research Libraries academic libraries that was conducted to determine their use of bibliographic record elements. Records in online catalogs and bibliographic utilities are examined, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging
Surveying the Damage: Academic Library Serial Cancellations 1987-88 through 1989-90.
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Chrzastowski, Tina E.; Schmidt, Karen A. – College and Research Libraries, 1993
Describes a longitudinal study of serial cancellations that was conducted by analyzing the cancellation lists between 1987 and 1990 from five midwestern member libraries of the Association of Research Libraries. Highlights include serial cancellation prices, language and place of publication, Library of Congress subject analysis, and collection…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Higher Education