The links on the titles below are to a detailed description of the particular SPEC Kit. “*” indicates issues of Transforming Libraries.
SPEC Kits are available in print form by subscription or by individual title. The annual subscription rate in 2008 is $220 for ARL member institutions and $290 for nonmembers. The subscription rate includes shipping and handling charges. (Additional postage may be required outside North America.) Individual SPEC Kits are $35 for ARL members and $45 for nonmembers plus shipping and handling; Transforming Libraries are $28 plus shipping and handling.
All SPEC Kits by Number and Date
SP305 Records Management, August 2008 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP304 Social Software in Libraries, July 2008 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP303 Library Assessment, December 2007 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary) complete document (49.1 MB ZIP/PDF)
SP302 Managing Public Computing, November 2007 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP301 Liaison Services, October 2007 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP300 Open Access Resources, September 2007 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP299 Scholarly Communication Education Initiatives, August 2007 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary) complete document (16.4 MB ZIP/PDF)
SP298 Metadata, July 2007 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP297 Library Development, December 2006 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP296 Public Services in Special Collections, November 2006 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP295 Remote Shelving Services, October 2006 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP294 Managing Digitization Activities, September 2006 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP293 External Review for Promotion and Tenure, August 2006 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP292 Institutional Repositories, July 2006 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP291 Spatial Data Collections and Services, December 2005 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP290 Access Services, November 2005 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP289 Managing Large Projects, October 2005 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP288 Scanning Services for Library Users, September 2005 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP287 Instructional Improvement Programs, August 2005 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP286 Collaboration for Distance Learning Information Literacy Instruction, July 2005 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP285 Library Services in Non-Library Spaces, November 2004 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP284 Security in Special Collections, October 2004 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP283 Grant Coordination, September 2004 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP282 Managing Electronic Resources, August 2004 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP281 The Information Commons, July 2004 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP280 Library User Surveys, June 2004 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP279 Evaluating Library Instruction, December 2003 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP278 Library Patron Privacy, November 2003 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP277 Library Public Access Workstation Authentication, October 2003 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP276 Recruitment and Retention, September 2003 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP275 Laptop Computer Services, August 2003 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP274 Data Mining and Data Warehousing, July 2003 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP273 Chat Reference, December 2002 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP272 Insuring and Valuing Research Library Collections, December 2002 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP271 Library Systems Office Organization, November 2002 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP270 Core Competencies, October 2002 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP269 Integrating Preservation Activities, October 2002 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP268 Reference Service Statistics & Assessment, September 2002 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP267 User Authentication, December 2001 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP266 Staffing the Library Website, November 2001 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP265 Instructional Support Services, October 2001 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP264 Extended Library Hours, September 2001 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP263 Numeric Data Products and Services, August 2001 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP262 Preservation and Digitization in ARL Libraries, July 2001 (PDF of Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
SP261 Post-Tenure Review, October 2000 (PDF of Executive Summary)
SP260 The Interview Process, September 2000 (PDF of Executive Summary)
SP259 Fee-based Services, August 2000 (PDF of Executive Summary)
SP258 Managing Corporate Annual Reports, July 2000 (PDF of Executive Summary)
SP257 The M.L.S. Hiring Requirement, June 2000 (PDF of Executive Summary)
SP256 Changing Roles of Library Professionals, May 2000 (PDF of Executive Summary)
SP255 Branch Libraries and Discrete Collections, December 1999 (PDF of Executive Summary)
SP254 Managing Printing Services, December 1999 (PDF of Executive Summary)
SP253 Networked Information Resources, December 1999 (PDF of Executive Summary)
SP252 Library Support Staff Position Classification Studies, October 1999 (PDF of Executive Summary)
SP251 Electronic Reference Service, October 1999 (PDF of Executive Summary)
*SP250 Educating Faculty on Scholarly Communication Issues, September 1999 (Transforming Libraries 10)
SP249 Cataloging of Resources Digitized for Preservation, September 1999
SP248 Managing the Licensing of Electronic Products, August 1999
SP247 Management of Library Security, July 1999
SP246 Web Page Development and Management, June 1999
SP245 Electronic Reserves Operations in ARL Libraries, May 1999
*SP244 Library Buildings: Renovation and Reconfiguration, April 1999 (PDF of Transforming Libraries 9)
*SP243 Service to Users with Disabilities (PDF of Transforming Libraries 8)
SP242 Library Storage Facilities, Management, and Services, May 1999
SP241 The Gifts and Exchange Function in ARL Libraries, March 1999
SPEC 240: Marketing and Public Relations in ARL Libraries, April 1999
SP239 Mentoring Programs in ARL Libraries, March 1999
SP238 The ARL Geographic Information Systems Literacy Project, March 1999
SP237 Managing Food and Drink in ARL Libraries, September 1998
*SP236 Electronic Theses and Dissertations, October 1998 (PDF to Transforming Libraries 7)
SP235 Collaborative Collections Management Programs in ARL Libraries, August 1998
*SP234 Distance Learning, September 1998 (PDF to Transforming Libraries 6)
SP233 The Role of ARL Libraries in Extension/Outreach, August 1998
SP232 Use of Teams in ARL Libraries, July 1998
SP231 Customer Service Programs in ARL Libraries, May 1998
SP230 Affirmative Action in ARL Libraries, June 1998
SP229 Evaluating Academic Library Directors, May 1998
*SP228 Preserving Digital Information, December 1997 (PDF to Transforming Libraries 5)
SP227 Organization of Document Collections and Services, April 1998
*SP226 After the User Survey, What Then?, September 1997 (PDF to Transforming Libraries 4)
SP225 ARL Partnerships Program, June 1997
SP224 Staff Training and Development, June 1997
*SP223 Electronic Scholarly Publication, June 1997 (PDF to Transforming Libraries 3)
SP222 Electronic Resource Sharing, June 1997
SP221 Evolution and Status of Approval Plans, March 1997
SP220 Internet Training in ARL Libraries, March 1997
*SP219 Geographic Information Systems, March 1997 (PDF to Transforming Libraries 2)
SP218 Information Technology Policies, October 1996
*SP217 Electronic Reserves, October 1996 (PDF to Transforming Libraries 1)
SP216 Role of Libraries in Distance Education, July 1996
SP215 Library Reorganization and Restructuring, May 1996
SP214 Digitizing Technologies for Preservation, March 1996
SP213 Technical Services Workstations, February 1996
SP212 Non-Librarian Professionals, December 1995
SP211 Library Systems Office Organization, September 1995
SP210 Strategic Planning in ARL Libraries, August 1995
SP209 Library Photocopy Operations, July 1995
SP208 Effective Library Signage, May 1995
SP207 Organization of Collection Development, April 1995
SP206 Faculty Organizations in ARL Libraries: Activities & Documents, January 1995
SP205 User Surveys in ARL Libraries, November 1994
SP204 Uses of Document Delivery Services, November 1994
SP203 Reference Service Policies, August 1994
SP202 Electronic Journals: Issues & Trends, August 1994
SP201 Electronic Journals: Policies & Procedures, August 1994
SP200 2001: A Space Reality. Strategies for Obtaining funding for New Library Space, March 1994
SP199 Video Collections and Multimedia in ARL Libraries, December 1993
SP198 Automating Preservation Management in ARL Libraries, December 1993
SP197 Benefits for Professional Staff in ARL Libraries, November 1993
SP196 Quality Improvement Programs in ARL Libraries, September 1993
SP195 Cooperative Strategies in Foreign Acquisitions, September 1993
SP194 Librarian Job Descriptions in ARL Libraries, July 1993
SP193 Library Development and Fundraising, June 1993
SP192 Unpublished Materials: Libraries and Fair Use, June 1993
SP191 Providing Public Services to Remote Users, June 1993
SP190 The Changing Role of Book Repair in ARL Libraries, April 1993
SP189 Liaison Services in ARL Libraries, November-December 1992
SP188 Internship, Residency, and Fellowship Programs in ARL Libraries, October 1992
SP187 Interlibrary Loan Trends: Staffing and Organization, September 1992
SP186 The Emerging Virtual Research Library, July-August 1992
SP185 System Migration in ARL Libraries, June 1992
SP184 Interlibrary Loan Trends: Making Access a Reality, May 1992
SP183 Provision of Computer Printing Capabilities to Library Patrons, April 1992
SP182 Academic Status for Librarians in ARL Libraries, March 1992
SP181 Performance Appraisal of Collection Development Librarians, February 1992
SP180 Flexible Work Arrangements in ARL Libraries, January 1992
SP179 Access Services: Organization & Management, November- December 1991
SP178 Insuring Library Collections and Buildings, October 1991
SP177 Salary Setting Policies in ARL Libraries, September 1991
SP176 Library Services for Persons with Disabilities, July-August 1991
SP175 Scholarly Information Centers in ARL Libraries, June 1991
SP174 Expert Systems in ARL Libraries, May 1991
SP173 Staff Recognition Awards in ARL Libraries, April 1991
SP172 Information Desks in ARL Libraries, March 1991
SP171 Training of Technical Services Staff in the Automated Environment, February 1991
SP170 Organization Charts in ARL Libraries, January 1991
SP169 Management of CD-Rom Databases in ARL Libraries, November- December 1990
SP168 Student Employment Programs in ARL Libraries, October 1990
SP167 Minority Recruitment and Retention in ARL Libraries, September 1990
SP166 Materials Budgets in ARL Libraries, July-August 1990
SP165 Cultural Diversity Programming in ARL Libraries, June 1990
SP164 Remote Storage: Facilities, Materials Selection and User Services, May 1990
SP163 Affirmative Action Policies and Practices in ARL Libraries, April 1990
SP162 Audiovisual Policies in ARL Libraries, March 1990
SP161 Travel Policies in ARL Libraries, February 1990
SP160 Preservation Organization and Staffing, January 1990
SP159 Administration of Library-Owned Computer Files, November- December 1989
SP158 Strategic Plans in ARL Libraries, October 1989
SP157 Fee-Based Services in ARL Libraries, September 1989
SP156 Automated Authority Control in ARL Libraries, July-August 1989
SP155 Onsite Access by Visiting Scholars, June 1989
SP154 Computerized Online Bibliographic Searching, May 1989
SP153 Use of Management Statistics in ARL Libraries, April 1989
SP152 Brittle Books Programs, March 1989
SP151 Qualitative Collection Analysis, February 1989
SP150 Building Security/Personal Safety, January 1989
SP149 Electronic Mail, November-December 1988
SP148 User Surveys, October 1988
SP147 Serials Control and Deselection Projects, September 1988
SP146 Library Development and Fund Raising Capabilities, July-August 1988
SP145 Library Publications Programs, June 1988
SP144 Building Use Policies, May 1988
SP143 Search Procedures for Senior Library Administrators, April 1988
SP142 Remote Access to Online Catalogs, March 1988
SP141 Approval Plans, February 1988
SP140 Performance Appraisal, January 1988
SP139 Performance Evaluation in Reference Services, November-December 1987
SP138 University Copyright Policies, October 1987
SP137 Preservation Guidelines, September 1987
SP136 Managing Copy Cataloging, July-August 1987
SP135 Job Analysis, June 1987
SP134 Planning for Management Statistics, May 1987
SP133 Optical Discs for Storage and Access, April 1987
SP132 Library-Scholar Communication, March 1987
SP131 Collection Development Organization, February 1987
SP130 Retrospective Conversion, January 1987
SP129 Organization Charts, November-December 1986
SP128 Systems Office Organization, October 1986
SP127 Interlibrary Loan, September 1986
SP126 Automated Library Systems, July-August 1986
SP125 Technical Services Cost Studies, June 1986
SP124 Barcoding of Collections, May 1986
SP123 Microcomputer Software Policies, April 1986
SP122 End-User Search Services, March 1986
SP121 Bibliographic Instruction, February 1986
SP120 Exhibits, January 1986
SP119 Catalog Maintenance Online, November-December 1985
SP118 Unionization, October 1985
SP117 Gifts and Exchange Function, September 1985
SP116 Organizing for Preservation, July-August 1985
SP115 Photocopy Services, June 1985
SP114 Binding Operations, May 1985
SP113 Preservation Education, April 1985
SP112 Reorganization of Technical, Public Services, March 1985
SP111 Cooperative Collection Development, February 1985
SP110 Local Cataloging Policies, January 1985
SP109 Staff Training for Automation, November-December 1984
SP108 Strategic Planning, October 1984
SP107 University Archives, September 1984
SP106 Electronic Mail, July-August 1984
SP105 Nonbibliographic Machine Readable Databases, June 1984
SP104 Microcomputers, May 1984
SP103 Assistant/Associate Director Position, April 1984
SP102 Copyright Policies, March 1984
SP101 User Studies, February 1984
SP100 Collection Security, January 1984
SP099 Branch Libraries, November-December 1983
SP098 Telecommunications, October 1983
SP097 Building Renovation, September 1983
SP096 Online Catalogs, July-August 1983
SP095 Library Materials Cost Studies, June 1983
SP094 Fund Raising, May 1983
SP093 User Instructions for Online Catalogs, April 1983
SP092 Interlibrary Loan, March 1983
SP091 Student Assistants, February 1983
SP090 Integrated Library Information Systems, January 1983
SP089 Technical Services Cost Studies, November-December 1982
SP088 Corporate Use of Research Libraries, October 1982
SP087 Collection Description, Assessment, September 1982
SP086 Professional Development, July-August 1982
SP085 Personnel Classification Systems, June 1982
SP084 Public Services Goals and Objectives, May 1982
SP083 Approval Plans, April 1982
SP082 Document Delivery Systems, March 1982
SP081 Services to the Disabled, February 1982
SP080 Specialty Positions, January 1982
SP079 Internships/Job Exchanges, November-December 1981
SP078 Recruitment-Selection, October 1981
SP077 Small Computers, Use of, August-September 1981
SP076 Online Bibliographic Search Services, July 1981
SP075 Staff Development, June 1981
SP074 Fees for Services, May 1981
SP073 External User Services, April 1981
SP072 Executive Review, March 1981
SP071 User Surveys Evaluation of Library Services, February 1981
SP070 Preservation Procedures, January 1981
SP069 Preparation for Emergencies and Disasters, Nov-Dec 1980
SP068 AACR2 Implementation Studies, October 1980
SP067 Affirmative Action Programs, September 1980
SP066 Planning for Preservation of Library Materials, July-Aug. 1980
SP065 Retrospective Conversion, June 1980
SP064 Indirect Cost Rates, May 1980
SP063 Collective Bargaining, April 1980
SP062 Online Bibliographic Search Services, March 1980
SP061 Status of Librarians, February 1980
SP060 Library Materials Cost Studies, January 1980
SP059 Microform Collections, November-December 1979
SP058 Goals and Objectives, October 1979
SP057 Special Collections, September 1979
SP056 External Communication, July-August 1979
SP055 Internal Communication, June 1979
SP054 Internal Communication, May 1979
SP053 Performance Appraisal, April 1979
SP052 Cost Studies and Fiscal Planning, March 1979
SP051 Professional Development, February 1979
SP050 Fringe Benefits, January 1979
SP049 Annual Reports, Use of, November-December 1978
SP048 External Fund Raising, October 1978
SP047 Automated Cataloging, August-September 1978
SP046 Planning for Future of Card Catalog, July 1978
SP045 Changing Role of Personnel Officers, June 1978
SP044 Automated Acquisitions, May 1978
SP043 Automated Circulation Systems, April 1978
SP042 Resource Sharing, March 1978
SP041 Collection Assessment, February 1978
SP040 Skills Training, January 1978
SP039 Remote Storage, December 1977
SP038 Collection Development Policies, November 1977
SP037 Theft Detection and Prevention, October 1977
SP036 Allocation of Materials Funds, September 1977
SP035 Preservation of Library Materials, August 1977
SP034 Determining Indirect Cost Rates, July 1977
SP033 Integration of Nonprint Media, May 1977
SP032 Preparation, Presentation Library Budget, April 1977
SP031 Allocation of Resources, March 1977
SP030 Support Staff and Student Assistants, November 1976
SP029 Systems Function, September 1976
SP028 Gift and Exchange Functions, August 1976
SP027 Physical Access, June 1976
SP026 Bibliographic Access, April 1976
SP025 User Statistics and Studies, March 1976
SP024 User Surveys, February 1976
SP023 Grievance Procedures, December 1975
SP022 Private Foundations, November 1975
SP021 Paraprofessionals, October 1975
SP020 Managerial Technical Specialists, September 1975
SP019 Staff Associations, July 1975
SP018 Staff Development, May 1975
SP017 Library Instruction, April 1975
SP016 Reclassification, March 1975
SP015 Goals and Objectives, January 1975
SP014 Performance Review, December 1974
SP013 Planning Systems, November 1974
SP012 Acquisition Policies, October 1974
SP011 Collection Development, September 1974
SP010 Leave Policies, August 1974
SP009 Tenure Policies, July 1974
SP008 Collective Bargaining, June 1974
SP007 Personnel Classification Schemes, May 1974
SP006 Friends of Library Organizations, April 1974
SP005 Performance Review, March 1974
SP004 Affirmative Action, January 1974
SP003A Personnel Organization, December 1973
SP003 Status of Librarians, December 1973
SP002 Personnel Survey, October 1973
SP001 Organization Charts, October 1973
