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Peer reviewedMancall, Jacqueline C. – Top of the News, 1985
Discusses two articles addressing the problem of how to read and evaluate library research in a critical, consumer-oriented manner: Margaret Hayes Grazier's "Critically Reading and Applying Research in School Library Media Centers" (1982) and M. Carl Drott's "How to Read Research: An Approach to the Literature for Practitioners" (1984). (EJS)
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, Library Research
Peer reviewedFarmer, Lesley S. J. – Top of the News, 1986
Reports on a program held at the 1986 American Library Association Conference which offered a model for locating and evaluating existing research on libraries. Six guidelines for evaluating research are provided, and small group sessions which evaluated actual research and talked directly with researchers are described. (EM)
Descriptors: Conferences, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, Library Associations
Peer reviewedHippenhammer, Craighton – Top of the News, 1986
Reports on output measures that can give children's librarians additional information to better control collections and make better selection and weeding decisions. Statistical comparisons utilizing circulation data (comparing circulation year to year, circulation to patrons served, circulation to number of materials owned) and availability of…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development, Library Collections
