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Taylor, Raymond G., Jr. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Describes a model which uses patron arrival rate, length of time on the terminal, and library service policies to determine the minimum number of terminals needed. The model is then used to compare the effects of various service policies on the minimum number of terminals. (CLB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Library Policy, Library Services, Library Standards
Shabowich, Stanley A. – 1985
The purpose of this study was to gather five categories of data on acquisitions librarians in academic libraries: which libraries employ them; their managerial status; their goals; the satisfaction they derive from their work and positions; and their influence on library policies. Two surveys, "Role of the Acquisitions Librarian in University and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgets, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction
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Stoan, Stephen K. – College and Research Libraries, 1984
This examination of misunderstandings between librarians and teaching faculty over concepts of library use and research concludes that library skills and research skills are essentially different things that can be learned in isolation from each other. Implications of these findings for bibliographic instruction and library policies are discussed.…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Retrieval, Information Sources, Library Instruction