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Download full textCouncil on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1976
An annual report for 1974-75 is presented by the Council on Library Resources (CLR) which was established in 1956, with funds from the Ford Foundation, to help provide solutions to significant library problems through directly administered programs, grants, and contracts with organizations and individuals. Described are CLR-supported activities in…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Books, Foundation Programs, Librarians
Kilgour, Frederick G., Comp.; Davis, Hillis D., Comp. – 1973
The purpose of the research and development described in this report is to implement and operate an on-line, computerized regional library system that makes available to faculty and students in individual colleges and universities the library resources throughout a region, while at the same time decelerating the rate of rise of per-student library…
Descriptors: Citations (References), College Libraries, Expenditure per Student, Information Dissemination
Bogan, Mary E. – 1975
A survey was conducted to determine if California public libraries and systems serving 150,000 or greater populations met certain audiovisual standards established by the American Library Association (ALA). Fourteen public libraries and 11 systems responded to questions covering the criteria. Half the public libraries and the majority of systems…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Data Analysis, Evaluation Criteria
1983
This report of the findings of a year-long policy analysis of New York City's three public branch library systems, carried out by the Nova Institute in cooperation with a study committee composed of city and library officials, opens with a brief historic account of the development of the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library, and…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Budgeting, City Government, Comparative Analysis
National Advisory Commission on Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1967
Objectives of this study were to assess public library history, current status, trends, and problems and to suggest approaches to improvement. Trends indicate a new era of library and information services, making it necessary for librarians to decide whether the public library will be an active or passive institution for public enlightenment and…
Descriptors: Administration, Decentralization, Disadvantaged, Evaluation
Rouse, William B.; And Others – 1975
The development of a mathematical model of the Illinois Library and Information Network (ILLINET) is described. Based on queueing network theory, the model predicts the probability of a request being satisfied, the average time from the initiation of a request to the receipt of the desired resources, the costs, and the processing loads. Using a…
Descriptors: Costs, Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation, Library Circulation
Montague, Eleanor A.; And Others – 1976
The cost and funding studies project of the proposed Western Interstate Bibliographic Network began activities in July 1975. Major activities during the third quarter included: (1) renaming of the program to Western Interstate Library Coordinating Organization (WILCO) to reflect the facilitating and coordinating role anticipated for the entire…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Costs, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Peer reviewedKelsey, Ann L.; Cohn, John M. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1987
The impact of an automated circulation system and online catalog on interlibrary loans at a county college is evaluated in terms of activity by patron type, periodicals usage, costs, borrowing activity, and interlibrary loan activity. (CLB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Interlibrary Loans, Learning Resources Centers
McCook, Kathleen de la Pena; And Others – 1992
This report describes a study of the Jackson-George Regional Library (JGRL) System, which serves a 2-county area in Mississippi with a population of 131,918. The purpose of the study, which built on the planning and administration goals identified in "Planning for Progress: The Long Range Plan of the Jackson George Regional Library," was to…
Descriptors: Interviews, Library Collection Development, Library Networks, Library Personnel
Sheller, Rebekah, Ed. – Rural Libraries, 1990
The two issues of the journal "Rural Libraries" for 1990 contain a total of seven articles. "Cooperation and Rural Libraries," by Jackie Schmitt, reports on a nationwide survey of 119 rural libraries' participation in intrastate library cooperatives. "Rural Public Library Service to Native Americans," by Susan…
Descriptors: Illiteracy, Libraries, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
Beaumont and Associates, Inc. – 1989
This study was initiated by the Newfoundland Public Library Services (NPLS) to assess the feasibility of automation for the library services and to determine the viability of an integrated automated library system for the NPLS. The study addresses the needs of NPLS in terms of library automation; benefits to be achieved through the introduction of…
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Databases, Evaluation Methods, Feasibility Studies
Epstein, Susan Baerg – 1984
This document contains the full transcript of a 2-day workshop on library automation. The first day of the workshop was devoted to a review of the state-of-the-art of library automation and the second day included presentation of testimony by Maine librarians. The transcript of the first day includes discussions of the historical development of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Automation, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Bills, Linda G. – 1984
From January 1980 through December 1982 the Illinois Valley Library System (IVLS) and 33 of its participating libraries conducted an experimental project to test the costs and benefits of OCLC use in small and medium-sized libraries. This report, one of eight describing the results of the OCLC Experimental Project, examines interlibrary loan…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Library Catalogs, Library Cooperation
Senkevitch, Judith J. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1985
Describes a pilot project by a regional library system in central New York State to implement systematic planning activities in rural public libraries serving populations under 5,000. Motivations for the adoption of innovation and key elements in the decision making process during implementation are examined. (CLB)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Data Collection, Library Networks
Martin, Susan K., Ed.; Butler, Brett, Ed. – 1975
Eight papers are included in this report of the Preconference Institute on Library Automation, June 1973. Papers addressing automation in user services, cataloging systems, acquisitions systems, and personnel are presented. Other papers focus on a review of the trends in library automation and computer technology, innovative strategies in systems…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cataloging, College Libraries, Conference Reports
