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Academic Libraries; Access to Information; Budgets; Higher Education; Library Cooperation; Library Education; Library Expenditures; Library Personnel; Library Statistics; Library Surveys; Recruitment; Research Libraries

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Reviews the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) activities regarding special collections. Highlights include local and collaborative approaches; budget pressures; access to special collections; digitization programs; recruiting qualified staff; results of a survey of ARL special collections; and the need for ongoing statistics for special collections. (LRW)

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Employee Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Learning Activities; Librarian Attitudes; Library Personnel; Library Surveys; Organizational Climate; Participation; Professional Development; Professional Personnel; Public Libraries; Staff Development

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Examines some of the factors affecting the participation of librarians in professional development activities. Reference librarians working in large urban public libraries in Ontario were surveyed. Data on participation in formal and informal learning activities, together with information about their perceptions of their libraries' environment with respect to updating were obtained from 553 respondents. (Author/AEF) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Budgeting; Budgets; Elementary Secondary Education; Learning Resources Centers; Library Administration; Library Funding; Library Surveys; Program Budgeting; Program Improvement; School Libraries; Tables (Data)

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Discusses results of a survey of school media specialists and their budgets in a group of 81 participants in Western North Carolina. Findings included: virtually all participants had site-based management teams or school improvement teams in their schools, however, only a third of the media specialists were on these teams, and there was much evidence of general budget ignorance. Includes 19 tables. (AEF) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Academic Libraries; Comparative Analysis; Databases; Higher Education; Library Collection Development; Library Expenditures; Library Surveys; Online Vendors; User Satisfaction (Information)

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Compares 48 features of four versions of the ERIC database, two commercial (SilverPlatter, FirstSearch) and two free (AskERIC.org, SeachERIC.org), to determine whether features of the commercial versions were worth the cost to academic libraries. Reports results of a survey that investigated user preferences, and concludes that value added features were worth the cost. (Author/LRW)

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Foreign Countries; Library Collections; Library Research; Library Services; Library Surveys; Measures (Individuals); Structural Equation Models; User Satisfaction (Information); Users (Information)

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Describes the development and application of a structural equation model, which allows librarians to qualitatively measure library users' perceived quality, satisfaction, and loyalty with a library and the degree to which elements of library services, collections and environments contribute to perceptions. Reports results of a survey of users at Danish libraries. (Author/LRW)

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Academic Libraries; Higher Education; Library Research; Library Services; Library Surveys; National Surveys; Reference Services; Web Sites; World Wide Web

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Addresses issues of access and policy in developing Web-based interactive reference services via academic library home pages. Discusses results of a national survey that showed that less than half of surveyed institutions use Web-based interactive reference as an extension of traditional reference services. Tables include findings. (Author/LRW)

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Academic Libraries; Cataloging; Higher Education; Library Catalogs; Library Research; Library Surveys; Spanish; Subject Index Terms; World Wide Web

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Discusses results of a Web survey on the use of Spanish language subject headings in local academic library catalogs. Indicates that, while few libraries assign such headings locally, many retain and display them in the catalog when they are provided through copy cataloging records. (Author/LRW)

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Academic Libraries; Foreign Countries; Library Collections; Library Facilities; Library Surveys; Paper (Material); Preservation; Printed Materials

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Discussion of the threat of disintegration of library collections in East Central Europe focuses on a study of collection condition surveys and preservation operations of three major academic libraries in L'viv, Ukraine and Sofia, Bulgaria. Considers inferior materials used to produce most Slavic publications and inadequate facilities to house the collections. (Author/LRW)

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Academic Libraries; Foreign Countries; Gender Issues; Higher Education; Information Needs; Library Materials; Library Research; Library Surveys; Use Studies; Users (Information)

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Discusses results of a survey of gender factors in library resource use at Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria (Africa). Highlights include reasons for library use, how library materials are located, materials consulted, relevance of library materials to information needs, frequency of use, and factors inhibiting effective use of the library. (Author/LRW)

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Academic Libraries; Access to Information; Higher Education; Library Equipment; Library Materials; Library Policy; Library Services; Library Statistics; Library Surveys; Research Libraries; Users (Information)

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Most of 814 academic libraries surveyed allow onsite access to unaffiliated users, and many give borrowing privileges to certain categories of users. Use of library computers to access library resources and other computer applications is commonly allowed although authentication on library computers is increasing. Five tables show statistics. (Author/AEF)

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