Research libraries are urged to take part in a National Preservation Program for their most important library materials. Techniques of conservation of past and current materials, including microfilming and storage at low temperatures, are discussed, while a national preservation center which would store materials is also proposed. Development of…

When a small agriculture research library initiated computer-based retrospective literature searches, there was a significant increase in the library's interlibrary loan activity. Results of a study to determine the extent to which interlibrary loan activity was affected by the implementation of this service are reported. (JPF)

This report contains the results of the Association of Research Libraries' (ARL) survey of academic Health Sciences libraries for 2002-03. Data are presented on collections, expenditures, and personnel and public services. Out of 114 ARL university libraries, 65 responded to the survey. Health Sciences libraries reported median values of 232,559…

The Science/Technology Information Center at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, offers a new service to its science community. It provides a researcher with any materials not already located in his department library, regardless of format or location, at no charge. Operations, procedures, and costs are discussed. (4 references)…

Describes development of the Huntington Library, the largest and most complete repository in the United States of source material on British and American civilization from the Middle Ages to 1850, noting setting, service to researchers and the public, and collections. (EJS)

The growth in number and kind of online reference services has resulted in both new users consulting library research services as well as new patterns of service use. Staffing in-person and virtual reference services desks adequately requires a systematic analysis of patterns of use across service points in order to successfully meet fluctuating…

The Library Impact Data Project was a six-month project funded by Jisc and managed by the University of Huddersfield to investigate this hypothesis: "There is a statistically significant correlation across a number of universities between library activity data and student attainment." E-resources usage, library borrowing statistics, and…

Using the "point oh" naming system for developments in librarianship is attracting debate about its appropriateness, basis and syntax and the meaning and potential of Library 2.0. Now a new term, Library 3.0, has emerged. Is there is any significant difference between the two models? Using documentary analysis to explore the terms, the…

This study uses three cohorts of first-time, full-time undergraduate students (N = 8,652) at a large, metropolitan, public research university to examine the impact of student use of three library resources (workstations, study rooms, and research clinics) on academic performance. To deal with self-selection bias and estimate this impact more…

Designed to provide logical guidelines and to outline optimum conditions for the conservation of a research library collection, this "mock" policy statement can be modified to a particular library's situation. It includes principles of conservation and elements of a comprehensive conservation program, such as collection maintenance, and…

Participants at the workshop met in groups with assigned discussion leaders and reported on the following aspects of libraries: Command and staff libraries, academic libraries with staffs of 11 or more, academic libraries with staffs of less than ten, and research and technical libraries. Each group made recommendations for improved library…

Prior to the meeting of the Committee for Higher Education and Research of the Council of Europe, library experts met to discuss shared cataloging in research libraries. Working papers by three of the experts are presented in this volume. The paper by Anneliese Budach on "The Duetsche Bibliothek at Frankfurt am Main and Its Contributions to…

Summarizes the background, services, and collections of the library. (PF)

The value of the verification of requests for periodical articles as recommended by the Interlibrary Loan Procedure Manual'' is brought to issue. (1 reference) (Author/NH)

In response to local demand, the University of Calgary Library established a fee-based information service for non-university clientele. The benefits from this service have been both intangible and financial. This article reviews the planning and implementation of the service and its future directions.