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O'Brien, Terry; Cronin, Kieran – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2016
The purpose of this paper is to quantify, review, and analyze published research output of academic librarians from 21 higher education Institutions in Ireland. A mixed approach using an online survey questionnaire, supplemented by content analysis and extensive literature scoping were used for data collection. Factors inhibiting and predicting…
Descriptors: Librarians, Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp.; Young, Mark, Comp. – Association of Research Libraries, 2008
"ARL Statistics 2005-06" is the latest in a series of annual publications that describe collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 123 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Of these, 113 are university libraries and 10 are public, governmental, and nonprofit research libraries. Data reported by libraries…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Materials, Library Personnel
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Stewart, Alva W. – Special Libraries, 1984
Reports results of a 1972 onsite survey and a 1981 follow-up questionnaire survey examining purposes and programs of 11 selected United States urban research centers and their libraries. Center staff, publications and expenditures, and center libraries (purpose, collection size and subject areas, staffing patterns) are highlighted. (EJS)
Descriptors: Expenditures, Library Collections, Library Personnel, Periodicals
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Carey, Kevin – RQ, 1983
Patron use of periodical indexes was studied by interviewing patrons on random basis as they used periodical and newspaper indexes. A questionnaire was designed to gather information on citation elements, how patrons locate magazines in library, and how they use university's serials holdings list. Seven references and questionnaire are appended.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Indexes, Information Retrieval
Shabowich, Stanley A. – 1985
The purpose of this study was to gather five categories of data on acquisitions librarians in academic libraries: which libraries employ them; their managerial status; their goals; the satisfaction they derive from their work and positions; and their influence on library policies. Two surveys, "Role of the Acquisitions Librarian in University and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgets, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction
Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp.; Young, Mark, Comp. – Association of Research Libraries, 2006
"ARL Statistics 2004-05" is the latest in a series of annual publications that describe collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 123 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Of these, 113 are university libraries and 10 are public, governmental, and nonprofit research libraries. Data reported by…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Materials, Library Personnel
Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp.; Young, Mark, Comp. – Association of Research Libraries, 2003
"ARL Statistics, 2001-02" is the latest in a series of annual publications that describe collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 124 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Of these, 114 are university libraries; the remaining 10 are public, governmental, and private research libraries. Data…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Materials, Library Personnel
Kyrillidou, Martha, Comp.; Young, Mark, Comp. – Association of Research Libraries, 2005
"ARL Statistics 2003-04" is the latest in a series of annual publications that describe collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 123 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Of these, 113 are university libraries and 10 are public, governmental, and nonprofit research libraries. Data reported by…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Materials, Library Personnel
Fry, Bernard M.; White, Herbert S. – Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory, 1979
This in-depth report discusses findings from a survey of academic, public, and special libraries to determine the effects of budgetary curtailments on acquisition and retention policies for scholarly journals. Effects of budget reallocation, library efforts to alleviate economic pressures, and borrowing/lending activities are described. The…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Financial Policy, Library Acquisition, Library Administration