Organization and Administration of Urban University Libraries

Abstract

1 Even more impressive was the sharp increase in expenditures for library materials, a hefty 370 percent, accounted for partly by inflation and partly by federal funding under Title II-A of the Higher Ed_ ucation Act of 1965. Despite these apparently substantial gains, student enrollment, which grew from 3. 9 million to 8.2 million, actually caused a decline in the number of volumes per student from 51.6 in 1961/62 to 42.7 in 1970/71. 2 No doubt much of this decline occurred because of the number of libraries in new institutions (some 600) but some of it was also accounted for by the expansion of enrollments in large universities, chiefly urban, where library resources have been traditionally less than satisfactory. 3 When added to

Library Services to Educationally Disadvantaged Students

“…5 From the standpoint of services, Haro states that academic libraries have never been noted for their willingness to accept innovative suggestions .and implement change from outside sources. Changes in service policies and programs, when they occur, tend to originate only from internal sources.…”

The Tenure Rate of University Library Directors: A 1983 Survey (Research Note)

“…1 PURPOSE AND METHODOLOGY The purpose of this study was to determine the current (spring of 1983) tenure situation among the chief administrators of libraries in doctorate-granting colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. In addition, the investigators hoped that the study would answer these questions: Did the "steady-state" financial and political environment of higher education that began in the mid-1970s lead to increased turnover rates among university library directors, or did the new situation affect the prediction that shortterm tenure for these administrators would be the future norm?…”

The Changing Role of Directors of University Libraries

“…Very few have retired with the glory and honor that used to accompany extraordinary accomplishments in building resources and expanding services. " 1 Holley attributed the condition partly to changing attitudes of the library staffs. On the other hand, Raynard C. Swank questioned whether many directors really had retired in great favor in the past.…”