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Unions In Public And Academic Libraries, Kathleen De La Peña Mccook
Unions In Public And Academic Libraries, Kathleen De La Peña Mccook
School of Information Faculty Publications
The role of unions and collective bargaining in U.S public and academic libraries is stated with a summary of historical development. After noting the lack of national association attention to unionization, the evolution of the American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) is described. The connection between human rights and unions is discussed. Appendices with URLS of public and academic library worker unions in the United States and Canada as compiled by the author are included.
The Printed Book: Still In Need Of Ccd, Anna H. Perrault
The Printed Book: Still In Need Of Ccd, Anna H. Perrault
School of Information Faculty Publications
The present state of the printed book in the "national collection" or commons of resources owned by U.S. academic libraries is reviewed. The status of collecting of foreign language monographs is emphasized. The future of collecting printed materials is considered in the context of an international information commons and cooperation beyond the North American academic library community.
National Collecting Trends: Collection Analysis Methods And Findings, Anna H. Perrault
National Collecting Trends: Collection Analysis Methods And Findings, Anna H. Perrault
School of Information Faculty Publications
The primary focus of collection evaluation and assessment has been the subjective judgment of the strengths and weaknesses of library collections. The process has generally been a local application, often utilizing peer group comparative data. Quantitative collection analysis to support the subjective processes of collection evaluation and assessment is now almost universally conducted through extraction of data from local systems or network databases. National collecting patterns can be studied through the use of data extracted from the bibliographic utilities. This article examines the use of data from the OCLC/AMIGOS Collection Analysis CD and standard statistical series as a methodology for …
Reinventing Resource Sharing, Anna H. Perrault
Reinventing Resource Sharing, Anna H. Perrault
School of Information Faculty Publications
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