A National Survey of Portable Library Structures: What Works and Why.

Akin, Lynn; Dowd, Frances Smardo

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ERIC Number: EJ472959

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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A National Survey of Portable Library Structures: What Works and Why.

Akin, Lynn; Dowd, Frances Smardo

Public Libraries, v32 n5 p267-69 Sep-Oct 1993

Presents an overview of the benefits of portable library structures and discusses results of a national survey of 16 public library systems representing 18 portable facilities. Findings relate to common locations, user groups, cost effectiveness, advantages, and staff reactions. (Contains 10 references.) (EAM)

Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Library Facilities, Library Personnel, Library Services, Library Surveys, National Surveys, Public Libraries, Relocatable Facilities, User Needs (Information), User Satisfaction (Information)

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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