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| Bates, Marcia J. | 1 |
| Kantor, Paul B. | 1 |
| Michael, Mary Ellen | 1 |
| Miller, Constance | 1 |
| Schloman, Barbara F. | 1 |
| Wert, Lucille M. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
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Peer reviewedKantor, Paul B. – RQ, 1981
Discusses the results of an analysis of the reference process in which behavioral outcomes were distinguished from the causal factors that inhibit the delivery of reference service. Data on reference services in 16 libraries are analyzed and presented in five figures and three tables. A 26-item reference list is included. (JL)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Librarians, Library Collections, Library Research
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
Peer reviewedMiller, Constance; And Others – RQ, 1985
Seven articles on library reference services highlight reference obsolescence in academic libraries, major studies of unobtrusive reference tests, methods for evaluating reference desk performance, reference interview evaluation, problems of reference desk control, online searching by end users, and reference collection development in…
Descriptors: Interviews, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
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
