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Gabriel, Michael – Library Journal, 1974
Keeping back issues of serials on microfiche solves cost and storage problems. (PF)
Descriptors: Costs, Library Collections, Library Cooperation, Library Expenditures
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1978
This account of the 93rd meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) presents both the Washington and ARL perspectives on national library planning with emphasis on periodicals, bibliographic control, and libraries and information services. These viewpoints are presented by six speakers on two panels with a discussion following each…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Committees, Conference Reports
Download full textKacena, Barbara J., Ed. – 1987
Various aspects of the theme, "AccessAbility: Overcoming Information Barriers," are considered in the conference papers collected in this document. They include: (1) "The Library Image: A Barrier to Accessibility" (Janice S. Boyer); (2) "The Educationally Disadvantaged Student: How Can the Library Help?" (Michael Poma…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Educationally Disadvantaged, Females
Palmour, Vernon E.; And Others – 1974
At the request of the Association of Research Libraries a study was made to develop, evaluate, and recommend a national plan for improving access to periodical resources. The following design features were established: (1) service should be available to all users with no restrictions other than access through a library; (2) initially, service…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Interlibrary Loans, Library Planning
Brown, Nancy; Cho, Yong-Ja – 1975
Faced with growing problems in the management and direction of its periodical collection, in 1973 the McLaughlin Library at the University of Guelph established a Periodical Use Committee responsible for collecting and analyzing statistics on the use of periodicals within the library. Specific responsibilities of the committee included deciding…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedPaine, F., Ed.; Paine, Nancy – Journalism Educator, 1987
Indicates that the (1) largest journalism libraries employ professional librarians, (2) size of acquisition budgets does not correlate with school enrollment, and (3) average library spends two-thirds of is budget on newspapers and periodicals and only one-third on books. Provides useful guidelines for designing a collection development policy for…
Descriptors: Journalism, Librarians, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedCooper, Michael D.; McGregor, George F. – Library Quarterly, 1994
Describes a method of cost-per-use analysis for individual journal articles to facilitate journal selection, deselection, and retention decisions. Conducted in a biotechnology library, the study was based on 491 users who requested more than 48,000 article photocopies over 3 years. Information on user behavior and journal use patterns is provided.…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Biotechnology, Comparative Analysis, Corporate Libraries
