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Download full textLedvina, Mary Jane – 1990
The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of presently employed documents professionals at ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries. A survey covering educational background; continuing education activities; organizational affiliations; documents experience; staffing; type of arrangement of the documents collection;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Government Publications, Higher Education, Librarians
Fretwell, Gordon, Comp.; Pritchard, Sarah M., Ed. – 1991
This report presents data from the 1990 ARL (Association of Research Libraries) annual salary survey. Forty-two tables report data on professional salaries; years of experience, including a breakdown for minority librarians; distribution of professional staff by salary and position, and by sex and position; the type of institution; size of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1987
The three papers in this collection were presented at the opening of the conference and the plenary session. The first is the "Presidential Address: Brighton, 1987 = Eroffnungsansprache zur IFLA Generalkonferenz Brighton 1987" (Hans-Peter Geh). These remarks by the President of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) address…
Descriptors: Administration, Archives, Cultural Background, Developed Nations
Fretwell, Gordon, Comp. – 1988
This report presents data from the 1988 ARL (Association of Research Libraries) annual salary survey. Forty-one tables report data on professional salaries, years of experience, distribution of professional staff, type of institution, size of professional staff, and minorities. Tables are organized in five categories: ARL non-university libraries;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedChervinko, James S. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1986
A survey of Association of Research Libraries library members studied their use of temporary librarians, paraprofessionals, and clerical workers. This report of the findings covers advantages and disadvantages of temporary help, extent of their use, and wages and benefits. Recommendations for hiring, training, and evaluation of temporary staff are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Clerical Workers, Fringe Benefits, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSmith, Nathan M.; And Others – Journal of Education for Librarianship, 1984
Analyzes opinions of public library directors regarding library competencies that are most important for entry-level librarians now and in future; competencies that are most important to specializations within library; number of current library school graduates adequately possessing competencies; and where competencies should be acquired.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Competence, Educational Needs, Higher Education
Barrett, Jaia, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2004
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: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, University Presses, Library Science
Kyrillidou, Martha, Ed.; Maxwell, Kimberly A., Ed. – 1995
Salary and related data are reported for 8,231 professional staff members in the 108 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) university member libraries, including law and medical libraries; for the 11 nonuniversity ARL members, data were reported for 4,016 professional staff members. Data, summarized in 42 tables, includes: distribution by salary…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Employment Experience, Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions
Kyrillidou, Martha, Ed.; Maxwell, Kimberly A., Ed. – 1996
Salary and related data are reported for 8,325 professional staff members in the 109 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member university libraries, including law and medical libraries. Salary and related data for the 11 non-university ARL member libraries are reported for 3,799 professional staff members. Summarized in 42 tables, the data…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Employment Experience, Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions
PDF pending restorationLaaksovirta, Tuula H.; Haavisto, Tuula – 1990
This illustrated publication, printed in both English and Finnish, describes Finland's libraries and information services. Topics covered include: (1) library users; (2) the conceptual role of the library; (3) the growth and development of the library system through Finland's agrarian, industrial, and budding infotech social phases; (4) the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Librarians, Library Cooperation
Asheim, Lester – 1983
Designed to provide a generalized description of the scope and content of the courses currently offered in a sampling of leading library schools, this report is based on information submitted by 9 of the 15 library schools that were identified as top schools in a survey of library educators and administrators. The analysis of the schools'…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation, Education Work Relationship
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1981
This set of materials on staff development in research libraries, assembled by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), focuses on programs and activities designed to provide general skills training related to the work performed in a research library. Contents of the set include: (1)…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGodert, Winfried – Education for Information, 1987
Discusses education of special librarians and public librarians in West Germany and presents a model of an integrated course of study at the Hamburg College of Librarianship. Highlights include the influence of new technology on libraries and the importance of specialized subject knowledge in addition to library and information training. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Degree Requirements, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDowell, David R. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1988
Describes a study that used multiple regression analysis to examine whether the apparent influence of sex discrimination on librarians' salaries would be reduced if other factors were considered. The effects of education, employment level, and publications on librarian salaries are discussed, and three approaches to achieving comparable worth are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparable Worth, Employment Level, Graduate Study
Weiner, Michael L.; Rusch, Peter F. – 1996
The DR-LINK (Document Retrieval through Linguist Knowledge) search system was created to help automate the process that research librarians use to convert information needs, as stated by users, into the information retrieval process. DR-LINK resulted from participation in the United States Government initiative called Tipster that was sponsored by…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Information Systems
