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Peer reviewedRinderknecht, Deborah – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Presents norms for reference desk staffing based on 1988-89 statistics from over 100 libraries in the United States and Canada and compares results with an earlier study based on 1978-79 statistics. Data are reported on gate count, reference transactions, person-hours at the reference desk, and workload. (five references) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Tallon, J. – 1982
This report by the BRS (Bibliographic Retrieval Services) Committee, which was formed to identify costs and benefits of joining BRS, provides a summary of anticipated use of the BRS system and projected savings, and recommendations to the library on joining BRS. The majority of the report comprises seven appendices: (1) a comparison of search…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Advisory Committees, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Perusse, Lyse – 1979
This study, which was conducted at the University of Quebec over a period of six months, focuses on four systems for online information retrieval that are available to users at the university and provide access to some of the same databases: BRS (Bibliographic Retrieval Services Inc.), CAN/OLE (Canadian On-Line Inquiry), Lockheed DIALOG, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDewdney, Patricia; And Others – RQ, 1991
Discusses kinds of problems public librarians encounter in the process of providing legal and health information. Data are compared from two surveys of reference librarians who provide legal and health information services in Ontario (Canada) public libraries, and implications for collection development are suggested. (17 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Library Collection Development
Download full textAdams, Chris – 2000
Throughout 1999 and 2000, 234 academic institutions in Canada--66 university libraries and 168 college libraries--were asked to respond to a survey of library services for off campus users. Previous surveys were conducted in 1984 and then again in 1988. It was felt that with the advent of the World Wide Web, increased levels of library automation,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedCastonguay, Russell – Government Information Quarterly, 1987
Describes a survey which examined local government documentation in academic and public libraries of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The results, which provide current data on document management and maintenance practices, are compared with the results of four previous studies. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Policy, Archives, Cataloging
Peer reviewedFidler, Linda M.; Johnson, Debra Wilcox – Public Libraries, 1994
Discusses and compares the incorporation of technology by larger public libraries in Canada and the United States. Technology mentioned includes online public access catalogs; remote and local online database searching; microcomputers and software for public use; and fax, voice mail, and Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf and Teletype writer…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Databases
