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Peer reviewedWillard, Patricia; Teece, Viva – Australian Library Journal, 1984
Examines aspects of automation of technical services in four public libraries with major emphasis on management decisions (key decisions, constraints limiting options available, decision makers). Factors which emerged as important in determining decisions included municipal council attitudes, facilities available, urgency of need to change,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Peer reviewedVincent, Ida – Library Quarterly, 1984
This study of public library employees' perceptions of library goals based on one case study reveals that staff hold generally conservative views of public library purpose and prefer goals that are print-based and directly related to reading. Most significant influences on perceptions are local practice and practical considerations. (24…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Library Personnel
Peer reviewedFjallbrant, Nancy – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1984
Describes study of periodical use in medium-sized university of technology which examined use of individual periodicals in relation to language of publication; patterns of use for interlibrary lending and for multiple copy journals; methods and costs for acquiring infrequently used periodicals. Thirty-three references and most frequently used…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
