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| Baker, Sharon L. | 1 |
| Blazek, Ron | 1 |
| Cornick, Donna P. | 1 |
| Dickinson, Donald C. | 1 |
| Dowell, Connie V. | 1 |
| Ishaq, Mary R. | 1 |
| LaGuardia, Cheryl | 1 |
| Larsen, John C. | 1 |
| Schloman, Barbara F. | 1 |
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| Reports - Research | 6 |
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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 reviewedLaGuardia, Cheryl; Dowell, Connie V. – RQ, 1991
Describes results of a survey of heads of interlibrary loan at Association of Research Libraries (ARL) academic libraries that was conducted in 1988. Highlights include location; personnel organization; staffing patterns, including librarians, nonprofessionals, and student assistants; and services offered, including document delivery and the use…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Facsimile Transmission, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans
Peer reviewedBlazek, Ron – RQ, 1985
Examines the commitment to bibliographic instruction in academic research libraries by comparing the existing instructional practices, clienteles, staff involvement, and support structure in those libraries having bibliographic instruction coordinators with those in which the instructional programs are still managed directly by reference…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing
Peer reviewedSchloman, Barbara F.; And Others – RQ, 1989
Describes a survey that profiles faculty use and perceptions of the academic library and identifies specific predictors of faculty perceptions of library performance. Differences by rank and academic area are highlighted, and then used to develop action plans for overall liaison programs and for individual liaisons between libraries and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Higher Education
Peer reviewedIshaq, Mary R.; Cornick, Donna P. – RQ, 1978
Describes in detail the Library and Research Consultations (LaRC) program for graduate students offered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Copies of the program's brochure and questionnaire are provided, and preliminary evaluative data are tabulated. (JD)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Graduate Students, Librarians, Library Instruction
Peer reviewedBaker, Sharon L. – RQ, 1988
A study of genre fiction classification used circulation data and a patron questionnaire to test whether physically separating fiction into categories will increase use; marking spines with category labels will increase use; use of classified fiction will increase with library size; and classification will increase the number of different books…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Classification, Fiction, Library Circulation
Peer reviewedLarsen, John C. – RQ, 1979
Presents findings of a survey of 63 ALA-accredited library education programs asked to list specific titles presented in their reference courses. Tables provide data from 31 schools: total number presented at each; total number by category; specific titles by category; and distribution by number and by category. (JD)
Descriptors: Atlases, Bibliographies, Biographies, Courses
