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From: Blake, Julie C. <jcblake_at_stcloudstate.edu>
At a previous institution, I had a document (article?) that
listed the various Carnegie institution classifications along with
guidelines as to what sorts of library collecting the libraries at those
institutions should be doing. For example, a doctoral/research
institution would be gathering everything in their research areas, while
a Bachelor's institution would not be collecting to support faculty
research at all. I can't find this thing now, of course. I've tried
Library Lit, ERIC, the internet, and even the Carnegie Foundation
itself. Do any of you know where I might find this?
Julie C. Blake
Collection Management Coordinator
Learning Resources & Technology Services
St. Cloud State University
===#1
From: Melissa Harvey <harvey_at_andrew.cmu.edu>
Go to: http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/Classification/index.htm
and click on "Millenial Edition"
Missy Harvey
Computer Science Librarian
Engineering & Science Library
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
===#2
From: Margo Warner Curl <mcurl_at_acs.wooster.edu>
Julie - I don't know of any publication that has both the Carnegie
classifications & the collecting levels. However, Carnegie classifications
are published periodically in the Chronicle of Higher Education and is on
their web site at <http://www.chronicle.com/stats/carnegie/>
The conspectus levels are defined in a number of places - the descriptions
I use are at Kenyon College: <http://lbis.kenyon.edu/colldev/cdlevels.phtml>
Margo
===#3
Hi Julie,
It sounds as though someone took the conspectus collecting levels and
correlated them to the Carnegie classifications. I'd think that such a
paper would be available, as I know I'd be interested in it as well.
However, more information about the conspectus classfication levels can be
found at the OCLC website at http://www.wln.com/wlnprods/aca/method.htm and
the main info page is at http://www.wln.com/wlnprods/aca/conspect.htm .
Originally developed by RLG in the 80s, it was later adopted by ARL, and
then in the 90s, WLN developed software to help libraries evaluate their
holdings.
Stefanie DuBose
Serials Librarian
Collection Development, Joyner Library
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
(p) 252-328-2598
(f) 252-328-4834
duboses_at_mail.ecu.edu
Received on Wed Oct 24 2001 - 12:04:33 EDT