The 37 funded programs described in this brochure involve bibliographic control, collection development, and preservation of library materials at research libraries, and are designed to make rare materials accessible through bibliographic control and networking. The description of each funded project includes the responsible agent conducting the…

Examines the impact of Title II-C of the Higher Education Act (Strengthening Research Library Resources Program) and the Education Amendments of 1980 on library collections of research institutions. A legislative history and data noting recipients of awards from fiscal year 1978-79 through 1981-82 are presented. Sixteen references are cited. (EJS)

Because libraries are so closely linked to education, they will play a fundamental role in the transition to the Learning Society proposed in "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform," the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. The Department of Education's Strengthening Research Library Resources…

The 32 funded programs described in this report involve bibliographic control, collection development, and preservation of library materials at research libraries, and are designed to make rare materials accessible through bibliographic control and networking. The description of each funded project includes the institution conducting the research…

The 35 funded programs described in this report involve bibliographic control, collection development, and preservation of library materials at research libraries, and are designed to make rare materials more accessible through bibliographic control and networking. It is noted that bibliographic control was by far the predominant activity among…

The 39 funded programs described in this brochure involve bibliographic control, collection development, and preservation of library materials at research libraries, and are designed to make rare materials accessible through bibliographic control and networking. The description of each funded project includes the responsible agent conducting the…

The management of research libraries and national resources for the funding of research library activities were the major topics addressed by the speakers and discussion sessions at this meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Included are transcripts of the addresses and discussions on higher education's turbulent environment,…

This brochure provides information about projects funded in 1986 by grants under the Higher Education Act Title II-C Program, a program which assists major research libraries in maintaining and strengthening their collections, and in making their holdings available to individual researchers, scholars, and other libraries. The following information…

Based on information in Department of Education files and further comments from former project directors, this historical review of projects funded from fiscal years 1978 to 1981 under Title II-C of the Higher Education Act (HEA II-C) of 1965, as amended in 1976, looks at projects in collection development, preservation and conservation of major…

The aim of this study is to trace how the Title II-C program has facilitated scholarly access to research materials across the United States. It is intended to give evidence of the importance of the Title II-C Program to libraries' efforts toward developing, preserving, and sharing their resources with the nation's scholars. The study consists of…

In fiscal year (FY) 1991, the U.S. Department of Education made 36 awards totaling $5,854,924 under the Strengthening Research Library Resources Program (Higher Education Act Title II-C) to 26 major research libraries throughout the country. The funding supports research library projects designed to make certain rare and unique materials more…

Reports on discussions from the 1991 ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education) Annual Conference about modernizing the curricula of doctoral programs; federal funding for doctoral education; evaluating faculty performance; research on a range of topics by ALISE members; the closing of Columbia University's library program;…