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Peer reviewedTayyeb, Rashid – Canadian Library Journal, 1982
Surveys Canadian libraries to discover whether or not they are implementing Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (2nd edition) and what methods of implementation are being used. Research methodology, response rate, data analysis, geographic considerations, and questions used are discussed. Five references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Foreign Countries, Libraries, Library Surveys
Peer reviewedSchrader, Alvin M.; Walker, Keith – Canadian Library Journal, 1986
Survey which examined censorship requests in Alberta public libraries revealed that: more than one community challenge occurs in average week; in one out of three cases, impugned book was removed from shelves; high proportion of libraries reported no written censorship policies. List of 41 challenged titles is appended. (11 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Censorship, Foreign Countries, Intellectual Freedom, Library Collections
Peer reviewedSt.-Jacques, Suzanne; Janke, Richard – Library Hi Tech, 1983
Presents results of survey of personnel allocation practices for online search services in 10 Canadian university libraries noting implications for remedies to problems at University of Ottawa. Assignment of searches on basis of subject specialization, training library technicians to run online searches, and end user searching are discussed. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Personnel
Peer reviewedHoule, Rachel; Montmarquette, Claude – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1984
Provides a model for measuring the influence of book quantity and quality, personnel, organization, physical facilities, and user characteristics on loans by 700 Quebec primary and secondary school libraries in 1978-79. Links library output (loans) to inputs (personnel, books) in a production function framework. Includes policy recommendation for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Library Circulation, Library Collections
Peer reviewedCanadian Library Journal, 1985
Step-by-step description of the community analysis and survey project undertaken by Grande Prairie Public Library (Alberta, Canada) includes discussion of use of American Library Association's "Planning Process for Public Libraries" as a guideline for designing staff, citizen, and user surveys. Statement of revenue and expenses (1982) is…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Surveys, Foreign Countries, Library Administration
Peer reviewedDakshinamurti, Ganga – Canadian Library Journal, 1985
Reports on survey studying the human-machine interface in Canadian university, public, and special libraries. Highlights include position category and educational background of 118 participants, participants' feelings toward automation, physical effects of automation, diffusion in decision making, interpersonal communication, future trends,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Hypothesis Testing
Peer reviewedAuster, Ethel; And Others – College & Research Libraries, 1994
Describes the goals, planning, implementation, and assessment of a term paper clinic for undergraduates conducted by Master of Library Science students and provides recommendations for similar undertakings. The results of a participant survey, including how students heard of the course and their impressions of it, are presented. A copy of the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students
