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John Mack Freeman – Journal of Access Services, 2023
The Georgia Tech Library Public Services Department proposed to expand the number of staffed service points throughout the Library to increase coverage and service. The proposal was well-received by Library leadership and earned priority placement in the Library's annual budget request. The theoretical underpinning for this reception is an…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Staff Utilization, Facility Expansion
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Whitehead, Michele L.; Gutierrez, Laura; Miller, Melody – Journal of Access Services, 2014
The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of current academic medical library circulation polices and examine methods libraries utilize to meet patron needs. Key informants were selected from five states. Statistics regarding financial practices, users, services, space access, and circulation practices were collected via survey…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Medical Libraries, Library Services, Library Policy
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Evans, G. R. – Higher Education Review, 2013
This article explores recent developments in national policy for academic libraries. It considers the shift from traditional to managerial academic librarianship; the move to "social space" and multi-use systems; changes in the balance between meeting teaching and research needs and in public funding priorities; the difficulty of making…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Science, Public Policy, Change
Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2005
ARL is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). ARL reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and users; higher education…
Descriptors: Leadership, Research Libraries, Strategic Planning, Governance
Smykla, Evelyn Ortiz, Comp. – SPEC Kit, 1999
This survey was conducted to delineate the growing relationship between marketing and public relations and library funding by identifying: (1) the extent to which North American research libraries have developed organized programs in the areas of marketing and public relations; (2) who holds positions in these areas; and (3) the impact these…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Capital, Financial Support, Fund Raising
Furuta, Kenneth, Comp.; And Others – 1991
A survey was developed for the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) to gather information on how Association of Research Libraries (ARL) academic libraries set salaries for new hires and how these libraries determine salary adjustments for professionals after employment. The survey was mailed to 103 ARL libraries, with 87 institutions…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Collective Bargaining, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Financial Support