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Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1982
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED224497
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contents Cooperative Library Resource Sharing among Universities Supporting Graduate Study in Alabama. Academic Libraries Comparative Analysis Computers Financial Support Higher Education Interlibrary Loans Library Acquisition Library Automation Library Cooperation Library Facilities Library Materials Library Networks Library Personnel Library Services Online Systems Shared Services Technological Advancement Intended as a basis for continuing and expanding cooperative network activities, this publication presents five comprehensive reports developed in 1981/82 which assess the academic libraries of the 16 public and private postsecondary educational institutions in Alabama. The five reports cover collection development, staff adequacy, space requirements, statewide bibliographic and physical accessibility to academic library services, and computerization and library networking. Comparisons are made to commonly accepted standards and criteria, and comparative analyses are provided of Alabama's academic libraries against regional and national measures of excellence, and the national state-of-the-art in computers and automation. Each report presents conclusions and recommendations which are cumulated in the front of the publication. Also noted are the functions and activities of academic libraries, the need for a comprehensive plan for cooperative resource sharing among Alabama's academic libraries, and limitations on the scope and focus of study. A membership list of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) Council of Librarians, 8 tables, 21 appendices, and a 16-item bibliography are included. (Author/ESR)
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spellingShingle Cooperative Library Resource Sharing among Universities Supporting Graduate Study in Alabama.
Academic Libraries
Comparative Analysis
Computers
Financial Support
Higher Education
Interlibrary Loans
Library Acquisition
Library Automation
Library Cooperation
Library Facilities
Library Materials
Library Networks
Library Personnel
Library Services
Online Systems
Shared Services
Technological Advancement
Cooperative Library Resource Sharing among Universities Supporting Graduate Study in Alabama. Academic Libraries Comparative Analysis Computers Financial Support Higher Education Interlibrary Loans Library Acquisition Library Automation Library Cooperation Library Facilities Library Materials Library Networks Library Personnel Library Services Online Systems Shared Services Technological Advancement Intended as a basis for continuing and expanding cooperative network activities, this publication presents five comprehensive reports developed in 1981/82 which assess the academic libraries of the 16 public and private postsecondary educational institutions in Alabama. The five reports cover collection development, staff adequacy, space requirements, statewide bibliographic and physical accessibility to academic library services, and computerization and library networking. Comparisons are made to commonly accepted standards and criteria, and comparative analyses are provided of Alabama's academic libraries against regional and national measures of excellence, and the national state-of-the-art in computers and automation. Each report presents conclusions and recommendations which are cumulated in the front of the publication. Also noted are the functions and activities of academic libraries, the need for a comprehensive plan for cooperative resource sharing among Alabama's academic libraries, and limitations on the scope and focus of study. A membership list of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) Council of Librarians, 8 tables, 21 appendices, and a 16-item bibliography are included. (Author/ESR)
title Cooperative Library Resource Sharing among Universities Supporting Graduate Study in Alabama.
topic Academic Libraries
Comparative Analysis
Computers
Financial Support
Higher Education
Interlibrary Loans
Library Acquisition
Library Automation
Library Cooperation
Library Facilities
Library Materials
Library Networks
Library Personnel
Library Services
Online Systems
Shared Services
Technological Advancement
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED224497