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Croneis, Karen S., Comp.; Short, Bradley H., Comp. – SPEC Kit, 2000
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) Kit reports results of a survey attempting to characterize "branch libraries" and "discrete collections" housed in main academic libraries. The results provide a snapshot of current definitions, subject areas, services, and administration of these collections, as well as…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Branch Libraries, Higher Education, Library Networks
Bleiler, Richard, Comp.; Plum, Terry, Comp. – SPEC Kit, 1999
This SPEC Kit, published six times per year, examines how Association of Research Libraries (ARL) libraries have structured themselves to identify networked information resources in the market, to evaluate them for purchase, to make purchasing decisions, to publicize them, and to assess their continued utility. In the summer of 1999, the survey…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Networks, Information Sources
Download full textLee, Tamera, Comp.; Jenda, Claudine, Comp. – SPEC Kit, 1998
This survey was conducted to determine how ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries are participating in extension/outreach through three objectives: identify the level of involvement; determine the types of outreach service, as well as user populations; and ascertain the impact on the library, including its financial donor programs. A…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Distance Education, Higher Education, Library Associations
Soete, George J., Comp. – SPEC Kit, 1998
This survey was conducted to discover how extensively ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries are involved in formal, active programs of collaboration for collections management. Seventy ARL libraries completed a questionnaire focusing on all collections formats and a number of related collections management activities. Results indicated…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Higher Education, Library Administration
