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A Delphi Investigation into the Research Needs in Swedish Librarianship
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Maceviciute, Elena; Wilson, T. D. – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2009
Introduction: Reports the conduct of a national survey in Sweden to establish the desired research priorities for libraries. The research sought to establish what evidence-base is needed for evidence-based practice. Method: The Delphi method was employed to solicit opinions on the kinds of research needed by libraries of all kinds in Sweden.…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Research Needs, Educational Research, Special Libraries
The First Use of a Library Questionnaire: Adalbert Blumenschein's Eighteenth-Century Study of European Libraries.
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Walker, Thomas D. – Library and Information Science Research, 1994
Examines Blumenschein's "Description of Various Libraries in Europe" as an early example of library research methodology; discusses his methods of data collection; describes his use of a questionnaire; and suggests the necessity of further studies of the development of research in library and information science. (Contains 10…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Foreign Countries, Library Research, Questionnaires
Survey to Determine the Attitudes of Consumers of Library Research. Analysis of the Data.
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Katz, Ruth M.; Finks, Lee W. – 1972
This survey of consumers of research was conducted in support of the question, "Is there a need for a journal of library research?" As a supporting document it may provide the background against which individuals or groups may, for their own purpose, begin to formulate an answer to the question. Thus the scope of the study is to collect and…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Research, Library Science, Library Surveys
Disciplinary Differences and Undergraduates' Information-Seeking Behavior.
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Whitmire, Ethelene – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2002
Applied the Biglan model of disciplinary differences to the information-seeking behavior patterns of undergraduates responding to questions on the College Student Experiences Questionnaire (CSEQ). Discusses implications for the redesign of academic library services and use of the Biglan model as a theoretical framework for future library research.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Discipline, Higher Education, Information Seeking
Dimensions of Public Library Effectiveness II: Library Performance.
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Van House, Nancy A.; Childers, Thomas – Library and Information Science Research, 1990
Describes the Public Library Effectiveness Study (PLES), which was designed to apply models and methods of organizational effectiveness research to public libraries. Indicators of public library effectiveness are described, factor analysis results are presented, implications for evaluating library performance are discussed, and further research is…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis, Interviews, Library Research
Report on the Library Survey of the Faculty.
Peters, Andrew – 1982
A survey of the teaching faculty at Central State University (CSU) in Edmond, Oklahoma, was conducted in February 1981 in order to determine faculty attitudes toward present and possible future services of the CSU library and to determine classroom assignment patterns which impact on the library. Specific factors surveyed included attitudes toward…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Collections