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Peer reviewedKountz, John – Library Hi Tech, 1991
Argues that the analytical comparison of library collections to the people using those collections could provide insights related to library acquisition priorities and practices, and describes and illustrates a method for analyzing this relationship. A sidebar by Myra White describes an application of the results of such a study at California…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Graphs
Little, Paul L. – 1986
This report considers the issues of gifts, donations, collection development, long-range planning, and budget constraints which arose as a consequence of a collection development study undertaken for a public library system serving a population in excess of 200,000. Gifts to the general collection are distinguished from gifts to special…
Descriptors: Donors, Financial Support, Fund Raising, Library Acquisition
Hatfield, V. Sue, Ed. – 1987
The following papers were presented at a joint conference of the Mountain Plains Library Association, the North Dakota Library Association, and the South Dakota Library Association in September 1987: (1) "Catalog Backlog Project" (Kay Juricek, Tedine Roos, and Carol White); (2) "How Are We Doing? Using a Materials Availability…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Software, Higher Education
Peer reviewedZorn, Peggy; And Others – Library Software Review, 1995
Reports how the Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research Library migrated to the Horizon integrated library system. Discusses migration processes including project planning and implementation, client/server issues, data migration, and staff/end-user training. Reviews system modules including acquisitions, cataloging, serials control, public access, and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Change Strategies, Data Conversion, Integrated Library Systems
Download full textKiser, Joyce M. – 1994
As the price of scientific publications soars to Olympian heights, it becomes imperative to base selection decisions on reliable measures for potential use of the prospective titles. A systematic examination of interlibrary loan (ILL) requests should yield hard facts as to the nature of requests and areas of specialization most dependent upon…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Cost Effectiveness, Interlibrary Loans, Library Acquisition
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on parliamentary libraries presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Library Support for Parliamentary Committees" (Peter Dawe, Switzerland), which considers the needs of parliamentary committees in terms of library materials and services; (2) "The National Assembly…
Descriptors: Committees, Depository Libraries, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
