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| RQ | 5 |
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| Bates, Marcia J. | 1 |
| Dickinson, Donald C. | 1 |
| Kleiner, Jane P. | 1 |
| Michael, Mary Ellen | 1 |
| Robinson, Wendy | 1 |
| Swenk, Cynthia | 1 |
| Wert, Lucille M. | 1 |
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| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
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Peer reviewedKleiner, Jane P. – RQ, 1987
This description of Info Trac, a laser disc periodical reference system, reviews professional reactions to the system and several user studies. Criticisms are discussed to define the role of such systems in research libraries, and data are presented in five tables. (17 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Optical Data Disks, Reference Materials
Peer reviewedDickinson, Donald C. – RQ, 1993
Describes results of a survey of members of the Association of Research Libraries that was conducted to determine what procedures are followed to obtain current reference books in foreign languages and to assess the libraries' satisfaction with those procedures. Standing order plans are discussed, and proposals to improve reviewing sources are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Book Reviews, Higher Education, Library Material Selection
Peer reviewedSwenk, Cynthia; Robinson, Wendy – RQ, 1978
This study investigated the accuracy of these services: whether they excluded sources in which a journal was actually indexed; and whether the journals accurately reported which services indexed them. (Author/JAB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Guides, Indexes, Information Services
Peer reviewedMichael, Mary Ellen; Wert, Lucille M. – RQ, 1974
A study to determine which reference works are most widely held, the age breakdown of reference holdings, and the relationship between size of school and size of reference holdings in a sample of schools with centralized media programs in Illinois. (Author/LS)
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections, Library Research, Library Services
Peer reviewedBates, Marcia J. – RQ, 1986
Provides a definition of reference books based on their organizational structure and describes an empirical study which was conducted in three libraries to identify types of book organization and determine their frequency in reference departments and stack collections. The data are analyzed and shown to support the definition. (EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Definitions, Higher Education
