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Clark, Sharon E. – 1987
This Systems and Procedures Evaluation Center (SPEC) kit is based on information and documents submitted by 15 Association of Research Library (ARL) member libraries in response to an August 1986 questionnaire mailed to 19 ARL libraries selected on the basis of their size, level of automation, and organizational structure of copy cataloging. A…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Cataloging, Higher Education
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1981
This set of materials on staff development in research libraries, assembled by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), focuses on programs and activities designed to provide general skills training related to the work performed in a research library. Contents of the set include: (1)…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education
Stubbs, Kendon – 1980
In order to explain the derivation and implications of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Library Index (a descriptive statistical indicator of research library quality which is based on an analysis of certain key library characteristics), this paper discusses regression and correlation as methods for measuring relations between such…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Correlation, Evaluation Criteria, Factor Analysis
Download full textBoll, John J. – 1985
Shelf browsing demands open access for the browser and a resources arrangement that groups related concepts together and thereby permits retrieving hitherto unknown items by association. Many resources, especially in large academic libraries, are technically open to the public but arranged in a way that prevents shelf browsing according to the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, History, Library Administration
Schwarz, Stephan; Winkel, Annette – 1984
This report briefly reviews the current situation in Tanzania with respect to scientific and technical (S&T) information provision at the research and development (R&D) level, and formulates proposals to revive a workable situation for the R&D community. A presentation of the objectives of a mission to Dar es Salaam is followed by a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Higher Education, Information Dissemination
Dodson, Suzanne C., Ed.; Menges, Gary L., Ed. – 1984
The 56 papers in this proceedings are divided into three groups--theme, alternative format, and contributed papers. Myths and realities are explored in the first group as they relate to university, college, community, and junior college libraries, and to private sector information utilities. The conference wrap-up session is included in this…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, College Libraries, Conference Proceedings
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1985
Papers on parliamentary libraries which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Cooperation among Parliamentary Libraries--Example: Federal Republic of Germany" (Wolfgang Dietz, West Germany); (2) "Cooperative Development in Action: Towards an Australian Parliamentary Information…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries, Government Publications
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1985
Papers on science and technology libraries which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "UAP (Universal Availability of Publications) and User Training for Categories of Grey Literature" (Dieter Schmidmaier, Mining Academy Freiberg, East Germany); (2) "Resource…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Information Systems
Smith, Barbara J. – 1975
THis annotated bibliography is designed to help students beginning educational research at Pattee Library of Pennsylvania State University Libraries. Grouped in sections A through H in the body of the guide by the type of information they contain, items listed include: bibliographies, guides to theses and dissertations; indexes and abstracts;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Biographical Inventories, Citation Indexes
Zunde, Pranas – 1973
STITE (Scientific and Technical Information Transfer for Education) is basically a system to interface between science information and the science learner. As such STITE acts as a link between STIC (Science and Technology Information Centers) and LIS (Learning Information Systems). After an introduction to the goals and objectives of the ongoing…
Descriptors: Information Centers, Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Processing
Wilder, Dolores J., Ed. – 1971
In order to move information concerning vocational and technical education from the library into the hands of practitioners, the Tennessee Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) in cooperation with the State Division of Vocational-Technical Education decided to develop a system of information retrieval and dissemination. Such a system has been developed…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Facilities, Educational Researchers, Information Retrieval
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1975
The focus of this Association of Research Libraries meeting was the process of scholarly communication--its costs, complexity and justification. Three speakers made first day presentations. Edward Booher reported on a study of the production and dissemination of scholarly work. He advocated the collaborative efforts of libraries and publishers.…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Conference Reports, Costs, Information Dissemination
Peer reviewedGodert, Winfried – Education for Information, 1987
Discusses education of special librarians and public librarians in West Germany and presents a model of an integrated course of study at the Hamburg College of Librarianship. Highlights include the influence of new technology on libraries and the importance of specialized subject knowledge in addition to library and information training. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Degree Requirements, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
Turner, Judith Axler – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
The Online Computer Library Center, which provides catalogs and interlibrary loan services to most of the nation's libraries, is approaching a financial crossroads and must decide whether to diversify or cut back services. One option would serve academic and research libraries better; the other option would serve public libraries better. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Oriented Programs, Economic Change
Peer reviewedDowell, David R. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1988
Describes a study that used multiple regression analysis to examine whether the apparent influence of sex discrimination on librarians' salaries would be reduced if other factors were considered. The effects of education, employment level, and publications on librarian salaries are discussed, and three approaches to achieving comparable worth are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparable Worth, Employment Level, Graduate Study
