ERIC Number: EJ1044241
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Publication Date: 2014-Oct
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The Measureable Effects of Closing a Branch Library: Circulation, Instruction, and Service Perception
Lange, Jessica; Lannon, Amber; McKinnon, Dawn
portal: Libraries and the Academy, v14 n4 p633-651 Oct 2014
This article explores the closing of the Howard Ross Library of Management at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. We hypothesized that closing a branch library would result in a decline in the use of library services. We measured library service using circulation statistics, library instruction workshop statistics, and data from the online survey LibQUAL+®. Our hypothesis was supported for instruction but was not proved for circulation statistics nor for service perception as evaluated using LibQUAL+®.
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Research, Library Role, Library Networks, Program Termination, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Statistical Analysis, Library Instruction, Workshops, Online Surveys, Hypothesis Testing, Retrenchment, Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Montreal)
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