02544cam a22002892u 4500 5194038 BD-DhUL 20161108184255.0 he u||024|||| 080220s1967 xxu ||| b ||| | eng d ED022480 ERIC ericd eng ericd MvI BD-DhUL 026 AMO mfm Burkhardt, Frederick. On Research Libraries : Statement and Recommendations of the Committee on Research Libraries of the American Council of Learned Societies, Submitted to National Advisory Commission on Libraries / Frederick Burkhardt. [Washington : ERIC Clearinghouse, 1967. 92 p. ; 24 cm. Sponsoring Agency: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Bureau of Research. ericd Contract Number: OEC-2-7-010105-1523. ericd This report on the needs of research libraries with recommendations for improvement is based on minutes of meetings of the Committee on Research Libraries and commissioned papers on topics of major concern. Problems of research libraries involve: (1) increased demands because of rising university population, new business and industrial information needs, extensive government research, and a wider scope of scholarship, (2) inadequate acquisition, cataloging and bibliographic apparatus, (3) preservation of materials, (4) staff, (5) library costs, and (6) automation. A major conclusion is that the nation's research libraries need greater assistance from both government and private sectors to respond effectively to increasing demands. A national library system is proposed that will require major federal leadership and support and will involve the creation of a national commission on libraries to be concerned with establishing the library system, advising the government on library needs, and planning and coordinating in the areas of acquisitions, bibliography, and technology. Other areas covered by specific recommendations are: the Library of Congress, the Center for Research Libraries, durable paper, and all types of financial support. Included are the complete texts of three commissioned papers, covering bibliographical control, technology, and the federal government. A discussion of copyright is appended. (JB) Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive. Automation. ericd Library of Congress Center for Research Libraries IL ddc BK 121218 121218 0 0 ddc 0 026_000000000000000_AMO 0 NFIC 227990 DUL DUL GEN 2016-11-08 purchased 026 AMO A134555 2016-11-08 3 2016-11-08 BK