Highlights the importance of professional librarians serving on regional accreditation teams. Identifies issues in measuring the effectiveness of learning resources centers (LRC's), outlines trends in LRC evaluation, considers the benefits of the evaluation process, and lists materials on LRC accreditation and evaluation. (DMM)

Provides information concerning the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the accreditation evaluation process, the self-study, and accreditation team visit. (DMM)

Outlines the policies and procedures of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Explains the role of the library/learning resources center (LRC) evaluator, and the significance of the LRC in the total evaluation process. (DMM)

Offers guidance for the accreditation team member, focusing the steps that will take place between the first invitation to become an evaluation team member and the preparation of the evaluation report. Covers the visit, interviewing and observing techniques, responsibilities to the committee, and report writing. (DMM)

Outlines appropriate evaluation indicators and measures for community college learning resources centers (LRC's), identifying indicators of whether the needs of the LRC's constituencies are being met; of cost-effectiveness; and of the quality of staff, facilities, equipment, and the collection. (DMM)

Discusses a 1984 survey of 47 selected academic and research libraries in Michigan to discover how problems inherent in the acquisition and control of microcomputer software were being handled. Indicates that 50 percent of the libraries collected no software and that there were no clear directions in software cataloging. (DMM)

Reports on an evaluation of Midland College's Health Sciences Library as a separate collection with a different classification system, with special focus on the effects of the organizational structure on the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of technical processing. Concludes that the separate library is a viable, cost-effective alternative. (DMM)

Presents strategies for a successful marketing plan for community college library services. States that aggressive marketing together with quality service is the key to clientele growth and a positive public reputation. Enumerates steps in developing a clear-cut marketing plan. (CBC)

Compares online literature retrieval with traditional reference services. Discusses the reasons for and against adding online reference services to two-year college libraries and the unique applications online search services may have in the community college environment. (CBC)

Describes a study of the newly implemented online library catalog system at the Tarrant County Junior College District libraries, conducted to determine how heavily terminals were used and by whom, use of search aids, and user satisfaction. Describes the catalog and study purposes, procedures, and results. Includes recommendations. (CBC)

Highlights the need for two-year college libraries to expand services to educationally disadvantaged persons. Explores the nature of this target group and some of the barriers to higher education they face. Considers the implications their needs have for learning resource centers and discusses some potentially effective responses to those needs.…

Describes a cooperative program of bibliographic instruction offered jointly by the library and English department at Kingsborough Community College, New York. Describes the use of library-prepared worksheets to familiarize students with bibliographic tools. Assesses student gains in information science mastery. (CBC)

Describes the self-guided audio library tour used as a new orientation method at South Campus Library of Miami-Dade Community College. Discusses why and how the orientation tour was developed, factors promoting increased use, and concerns and problems related to equipment. Offers suggestions for libraries interested in adopting this orientation…

Reports on a survey conducted to establish the need for a library skills course at Suffolk County Community College, New York, which focused on determining students' previous library instruction, frequency of visits to local libraries, and level of library skills. Offers an outline of a recommended one-unit credit course entitled "Introduction to…

Discusses a survey conducted at Miami-Dade Community College to document the characteristics, needs, and knowledge of library users, and explains how the survey became an essential tool for decision making by community college library administrators regarding the elimination or initiation of programs and services. Describes the study and its…