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AESIRACT

Ttre :u"jor ^purFn$es

of this stucy are to

in'resiiga.teo assessn and

analyze the probiems which r:xisf- j.n and inpede t*ie developnent

of ^private

aollege ^aurd

urj.versity Libraries in

iiegion

I against the

^PFIFiTbntative

Library

Standariis anC

to

^;nakerecorirrendatiorrs

for their

ing:roveiient and developrrent.

lihe 5-iro:edures

folimled inclu'ie {1) thc selectiorr of

tkre

private institutiotrs

a:rd

distrilcution of

the

questicnnaire; (2) cn-site visits to

^sryrp

of ^'*e. institutions to

^check

the reliabiDty of

restpnsest and

(3) organizati<rn and

anallrsis of the

data

against the

^PIIE?entative

Library

Standar s.

The questronnaire cr:ntaine*l

fifty-five

^questions

classified

urder

six

nrajor categrcries; Eenerai- info::mation about

the

sci.roolo

library re-

sources,

library ^physical facilitics

and equipinanl,

organization

and

aclninistrationo

library s:llection, library

^budget,and

library ^per-

sonnel,

The stuCy rras

li-ir,iterl to data relaling to ten prirrate institu-

tions in

Region

I

dur:"ng

the

school

year

1978-1979. Analy*sis

of

the data revealed

that

i:ile

status of the 1ibrary facil-ities

and equipirent, oro,anization anC

a&iinisirat;:ic'nr library coLlectiono library

^budget

and persolmel

in

"*re ^'Lenschools

is alrrpst

,ie',o1orab1e.

*rere are

sone

institutions that are singularly

outstanding i"n tl:ese ?sneral- condj.tions

but for srrh

instances

iir*re is ^a

considerablq-- i:u'nber tJrat

fall far

below

tlre

standards

set

kry

ihe iT{E.

Ali*:ough

rnajority of the institu- tions are in a

deplorable

stateo significant

erridences show

that

there

is

proper orEanization

of ttreir library collection anl are

systematical-ly arranged

for efficient identification

ancl

retrieval

utren neeried.

(3)

Specific

rer:onnendations sr-r"r*r

;:s inprcving

^'the

lighting

^and

^venii-

Iatiorr of

reading rcrornsq rncreasing

tire librery

bufrei- and

hiring

^profes-

sional

libEari.ans

for

each area

of

rreett

in library ^physical facilities

arrd equitrrcrl*,

crgenization

and

adrninistration, library collection,

bu'Jgct and perscr:nel

are set

^dorrun

inorder that

thclse sclrool-s ntay ;'.r:et

the

standards anC thus

lead to their

irproveirent.

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of this stucy are to

of private

urj.versity Libraries in

I against the

Library

to

for their

folimled inclu'ie {1) thc selectiorr of

private institutiotrs

distrilcution of

questicnnaire; (2) cn-site visits to

of '*e. institutions to

the reliabiDty of

anallrsis of the

against the

Library

fifty-five

classified

six

the

library re-

library physical facilitics

organization

library s:llection, library

library per-

li-ir,iterl to data relaling to ten prirrate institu-

tions in

I

the

year

of

that

status of the 1ibrary facil-ities

a&iinisirat;:ic'nr library coLlectiono library

in

is alrrpst

*rere are

institutions that are singularly

but for srrh

iir*re is a

fall far

tlre

set

ihe iT{E.

rnajority of the institu- tions are in a

stateo significant

that

is

of ttreir library collection anl are

for efficient identification

retrieval

Specific

;:s inprcving

lighting

venii-

Iatiorr of

tire librery

hiring

sional

for

of

in library physical facilities

crgenization

adrninistration, library collection,

are set

inorder that

the

lead to their

of ^private

of ^'*e. institutions to

library ^physical facilitics

library ^per-

iir*re is ^a

^venii-

in library ^physical facilities