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Seeholzer, Jamie; Salem, Joseph A., Jr. – College & Research Libraries, 2011
This study explores student use of the mobile Web in general and expectations for an academic library's mobile Web site in particular through focus groups with students at Kent State University. Participants expressed more interest in using their mobile Web device to interact with library resources and services than anticipated. Results showed an…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Web Sites, Academic Libraries, Internet
Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2008
"ARL" is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). "ARL" reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Handheld Devices, Reference Services
Schmidt, C. James – 1969
The Reference and Interlibrary Loan Service (RAILS) is a cooperative funded service located at the Ohio State University and serves the other eleven state-assisted universities in Ohio. During its first year (July 1, 1969 through June 30, 1970) this service received 7126 requests of which only 1241 were unfilled, 4197 were requests for photocopies…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation, Library Services
Forsyth, Ellen – Australian Library Journal, 2006
A growing number of libraries have installed wireless data connections as a way of providing access to the Internet for members of the public. Some libraries have used their wireless networks to enable staff to use wireless devices to increase their mobility, effectiveness and responsiveness to client need particularly in providing reference and…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Library Services, Reference Services, Internet
Kuncaitis, Yadwiga; Goldwyn, A.J. – 1967
This comparative study of the Cleveland Regional Union Catalog located at Case Western Reserve University and the Ohio State Library Catalog located in Columbus had as its purpose evaluation of the effectiveness of the catalogs and determination of their potential roles in Ohio library service. Data gathered on questionnaires and from analysis of…
Descriptors: Catalogs, Libraries, Library Cooperation, Library Services
Sheldon, Brooke E. – 1977
In 1976 research was undertaken to assess the progress of the Ohio multicounty cooperative library programs since the authorization by legislation in 1969 of the Area Library Service Organizations (ALSO). This report makes recommendations to assist library development staff and multicounty cooperative project directors to improve planning,…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Deputy, Michele M. – 1995
The reference interview is a critical function of reference work; what a librarian says and does can either build a relationship of trust and satisfaction with patrons, or serve to distance them from librarians. This pilot study examined the attitudes of academic and public librarians toward the reference interview. Librarians from Kent State…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Behavior, Higher Education, Interviews
Augustine, Matthew J. – 1994
The Internet is becoming an increasingly important medium of electronic information dissemination, and thus an increasingly important library reference tool. This study examines the Internet skills of a sample group of 15 public reference librarians in the Adult Services Department at the Cleveland Heights Public Library. The Internet skills that…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval, Internet
Mason, Susan Gortner – 1998
This study analyzes the use of external links on Ohio public library World Wide Web sites, focusing on methods used to facilitate access to Internet resources. The categorization of links was analyzed, with specific focus on the organization, scope, and presentation of links arranged topically. This study suggests that the public libraries of Ohio…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Classification, Content Analysis, Hypermedia
Franklin, Grace A. – 1990
This paper examines the use of paraprofessionals at reference desks in a random sample of Ohio public libraries. The assumption underlying this research is that before one can address the effectiveness of reference paraprofessionals, it is necessary to understand the extent to which they are used; the tasks they perform; and the conditions…
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Surveys, Library Technicians, Occupational Information
Roberts, Randall L.; And Others – 1980
This 2-part report describes the present scope of the University of Cincinnati Central Library bibliographic database retrieval service. The first section discusses searcher training, records maintenance, search aids, expansion of database service, searcher time, user satisfaction, and promotion. The second presents statistical data related to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Evaluation, Higher Education
Smith, Ted J. – 1990
This study profiles bookmobile libraries operating within the state of Ohio. Details of the services offered to the public by these libraries were gathered through a questionnaire soliciting information about individual programs. The questionnaire was completed by 35 librarians in Ohio--in each case, the librarian most responsible for the…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Bookmobiles, Budgets, Library Catalogs

Hardsog, Ellen L.; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1992
Three articles consider methods of demonstrating the value of library services. The first discusses showing the relevancy of public library services at New England town meetings; the second describes ways in which the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library evaluates user satisfaction; and the third discusses justifying the value of a special library.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Evaluation Methods, Library Services, Library Statistics
Lay, Teresa M. – 1999
E-mail reference services in Ohio public libraries was studied using the survey method in January 1999. Through the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN), the researcher identified 94 Ohio public libraries that have World Wide Web pages that host an e-mail address as a contact method. Fifty-nine questionnaires were returned, resulting in…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Library Automation, Library Networks, Library Services
Miraglia, Laurie L. – 1994
The Louis Bromfield Sustainable Agriculture Library is located in Lucas, Ohio, at Malabar Farm State Park. Established in 1992, the library is jointly maintained by the Ohio State University Sustainable Agriculture Program and the Ohio Department of Agriculture. The library's namesake, Louis Bromfield, was a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and noted…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, College Libraries
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