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Direct linkHunter, Ben – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2008
Library pathfinders are a time-tested method of leading library users to important resources. However, paper-based pathfinders suffer from space limitations, and both paper-based and Web-based pathfinders require frequent updates to keep up with new library acquisitions. This article details a step-by-step method to create an online dynamic…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Internet, Libraries, Researchers
Download full textFrancis, Briana Hovendick; Lance, Keith Curry; Lietzau, Zeth – Online Submission, 2010
In 2000, the Colorado State Library published "How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study." This follow-up study is the third Colorado study of the impact of school libraries and librarians on academic achievement, and the second study to examine their impact on student performance on the Colorado…
Descriptors: Library Research, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Program Effectiveness
Dinkelman, Andrea L. – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2010
This article describes an analysis of course syllabi from selected courses in the biology curriculum at Iowa State University. The purpose of this research was to learn about the numbers and types of information literacy assignments given to students majoring in biology. Overall, the most common assignment type for biology majors was a lab report…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Assignments, Biology, Course Descriptions
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, London (England). – 1992
Fifteen papers delivered for the Division of General Research Libraries at the 1992 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions annual meeting are presented. These papers deal with national libraries, parliamentary (legislative) libraries, and university libraries. The papers are: (1) "Seeking Alternatives to National…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Cultural Pluralism, Databases
Jackson, Mary E., Comp.; Croneis, Karen, Comp. – 1994
This document summarizes the results of a 1994 survey regarding the use of document suppliers by 90 ARL (Association of Research Libraries) members. A document supplier was defined as "a company or service that supplies documents for a fee." Document suppliers are increasingly used by research libraries as cost-effective solutions to the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans
Pritchard, Sarah M., Comp.; Finer, Eileen, Comp. – 1992
This report presents statistics on the 107 university libraries and 12 independent research libraries that were members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) during the 1990-91 fiscal year. Data are reported in alphabetical and rank order on collections (volumes in library, gross and net volumes added, monographs purchased, current…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Doctoral Programs, Enrollment, Foreign Countries
Chiang, Win-Shin S., Ed.; Elkington, Nancy E., Ed. – 1994
The Research Libraries Group (RLG) hosted a symposium to explore opportunities for cooperative action--to take advantage of technology and to improve electronic access to information--particularly in the RLG context, and to develop strategies for making the most effective use of technology and electronic information in support of research and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Futures (of Society), Group Discussion, Information Services
Banks, Jennifer – 1993
This resource guide focuses on handling library materials that are too deteriorated to benefit from other preservation treatments. Hopeless case items, that would require an unreasonable amount of conservation work to fix, can be resolved through a process of reselecting items by replacing them or reformatting them. The reselection integrates…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Cataloging, Decision Making
LeClercq, Angie Whaley, Comp. – 1993
Responses of 62 member libraries from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to a survey conducted by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) about library policies and practices related to the fair use of unpublished manuscript materials indicates that recent court decisions and the current debate over fair use affect library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Copyrights, Court Litigation
Claassen, Lynda Corey, Comp. – 1993
This kit developed by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) presents results of a survey of development and fundraising activities in libraries that are members of ARL, as well as some sample documents used in connection with development and fundraising. Eighty-seven institutions…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Budgets, Developmental Programs
Siggins, Jack, Comp. – 1992
Faculty status for librarians at academic institutions has been an unresolved issue for many decades. In 1991, the Office of Management Services of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) conducted a survey of the 107 members on the topic of faculty status. Ninety-nine responses were received. Responses clearly reveal that the term…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), Career Development, College Faculty
Soete, George J., Comp. – SPEC Kit, 1998
This survey was conducted to discover how extensively ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries are involved in formal, active programs of collaboration for collections management. Seventy ARL libraries completed a questionnaire focusing on all collections formats and a number of related collections management activities. Results indicated…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Higher Education, Library Administration
Ragsdale, Kate W., Comp. – 1991
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) Kit presents the results of a survey on issues and concerns associated with planning for library services for persons with disabilities. The survey was sent to 119 U.S. and Canadian Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and returned by 74. The report is based on the responses of libraries which…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities
Kaufman, Paula T., Comp.; Mitchell, Aubrey H., Comp. – 1994
This compilation contains copies of the following library documents that presented recent cases for new space: (1) Excerpts from "Harnessing Technologies to Unleash Their Potential" and "Kelvin Smith Library. The Electronic Learning Environment--Transforming Access to Knowledge: A Program Statement" from Case Western University…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Environment, Evaluation Criteria, Futures (of Society)
Darling, Pamela W.; And Others – 1993
This publication is designed as a guide for libraries that have elected to undertake a formal study of preservation needs in preparation for planning and implementing programs to meet those needs. The manual is divided into four sections. The first section (Chapters 1-2) provides an overview and orients the reader to the planning process. The next…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Committees, Consultants, Emergency Programs
