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Parrish, Darlene Ann; Blazek, Ron – Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship, 1997
Describes a content analysis of 106 articles in business journals that attempted to determine the role and responsibility of management as it relates to employee stress or burnout. Results are compared to those of an earlier study of the literature of reference librarianship, and suggestions for future research are included. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Burnout, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Job Satisfaction
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Dick, Joan; Blazek, Ron – Reference Librarian, 1995
A 10-year period of professional literature in the "Communication Yearbook" was subjected to bibliometric analysis. Content of the articles was analyzed and compared for frequency of mention of research programs, theories, and methodologies. Similarities in the field of librarianship, notably reference/information work, were identified.…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Communications, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis
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Blazek, Ron; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1992
Includes two reports: a report of the results of a survey of state library association executive officers that examined the practices and priorities given reference activities at state conferences; and an annotated bibliography of 100 books, articles, and dissertations published between 1980 and 1990 that discuss librarianship in Ghana. (12…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Conferences, Foreign Countries, Library Associations
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Blazek, Ron; Perrault, Anna – Public Libraries, 1992
Discusses results of a survey of state library agencies that was conducted to determine current practices for the provision of consultants and workshops for the improvement of reference services in public libraries. The necessity of continuing education is considered, implications for library schools are examined, and future research is suggested.…
Descriptors: Consultants, Curriculum Development, Library Schools, Library Services
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Blazek, Ron – RQ, 1985
Examines the commitment to bibliographic instruction in academic research libraries by comparing the existing instructional practices, clienteles, staff involvement, and support structure in those libraries having bibliographic instruction coordinators with those in which the instructional programs are still managed directly by reference…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing