Quiet signs and verbal cautioning by library staff do not decrease library noise levels as revealed by two tests using sound measuring equipment at San Joaquin Delta College. The levels in fact increased, confirming previous opinions that signs and staff intervention have little effect on patron behavior. Test methods, data, and five references…

A description of the Science Library at the University of Sherbrooke, that contains interchangeable furniture, a flexible floor layout and air-cushioned, moveable bookshelves. (Author/PG)

The Learning Library at Mount Royal College features 6 Resource Islands scattered throughout the library that decentralize library and media services and make for optimum accessibility of library resources. (Author/PG)

Presents data pertaining to the building of new academic libraries and additions and renovations to existing libraries for the period 1972-1982. Areas noted include project cost, gross area (assignable and nonassignable), square foot cost, building cost, equipment cost, book capacity, seating capacity, and architect. (EJS)

Some of the problems facing libraries or information centers in research enrivonments are identified and a few solutions are suggested. Recognition by research administrators that libraries are an important part of the research process will help in solving problems. (MLW)

Demonstrates factors involved in moving a university library to a new location, based on experiences at the University of Kentucky. Some logistics of a move include the following: the collection has to be measured and its destination determined; a book that is relabeled should be handled only five times; book carts must avoid gridlock; getting it…

Designed to acquaint Pennsylvania State University students at the Delaware County Campus with the facilities and resources of their library, this workbook on library skills is designed for use with English 15, and its mandatory completion is incorporated into the final course grade. It is organized into exercises dealing with types of materials…

Designed to acquaint Pennsylvania State University students at the Delaware County Campus with the facilities and resources of their library, this workbook on library skills is used in conjunction with English 15, and its mandatory completion is incorporated in the final course grade. It is organized into exercises dealing with types of materials…

This overview of the libraries under the direction of the University describes the accomplishments of the university libraries for the years 1972 to 1973 as well as projects planned for the immediate future. Descriptions of the programs, services, responsibilities and holdings of the following libraries are included: Main Campus--Zimmerman Library…

Describes the new library at the University of Denver. (PG)

Describes the Educational Resources Center at Clarkson College in Potsdam, NY, which opened in October of 1980 and makes extensive use of the new technologies. (CHC)

Addresses the need for electronic library security systems and uses a library's experiences as a background for discussing selection, operation, and maintenance of such a system. (DC)

Describes the eight libraries that are winners of the 1993 American Institute of Architects/American Library Association Library Buildings Awards and describes institutions' needs and building design. Facilities represented include university and public libraries, building expansions, historical renovations, a temporary structure, and a…

Discussion of planning for academic library buildings focuses on the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) which is dedicated to academic planning, institutional decision making and resources planning, and facilities planning in higher education. Describes SCUP conferences and possibilities for assistance for academic libraries. (LRW)

Data gathered during visits to libraries associated with five major university programs in journalism and mass communication in the United States are summarized in this report. The report contains information about the collections, services, and facilities of the following university libraries: (1) University of Illinois Communications Library,…