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PDF pending restorationLewis, David W. – 1983
In order to develop guidelines for the selection of journals by the Center for Research Libraries, a study was done of the use made of the Center's Journal Access Services (JAS), which supplies photocopies of journal articles to member institutions from the Center's collections and from the British Library Lending Division (BLLD). Based on a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Library Acquisition, Library Collections
Peer reviewedWenger, Charles B.; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1979
A computerized method of assisting monograph collection development by correlating library circulation with inventory statistics is presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Books, Computer Oriented Programs, Flow Charts, Guidelines
Jebb, Marcia; And Others – 1977
A task force was set up in September 1975 to develop short and long range planning guidelines for decisions affecting future catalogs at Cornell University Libraries (CUL). This report presents summaries of studies by this group, focusing on developments at the Library of Congress and other research libraries; cost analysis, current status…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Catalogs, College Libraries, Costs
Direct linkVoeller, Stacy L. – Public Services Quarterly, 2008
The author's focus for this column within the large universe of the public services literature is on articles which stress what is best for the user. That may mean finding out why faculty use or do not use the physical library, considering the elimination of the reference desk, beginning or enhancing a library's virtual reference services, or…
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Research, Use Studies, Academic Libraries
Peer reviewedChristiansen, Dorothy E.; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1983
Provides librarians and others with summary of types of methods available to determine extent to which books, journals, and other library materials are being used, highlighting circulation studies, survey of user opinions, document delivery tests, shelf availability studies, in-house use studies, and citation studies. Forty-four selected…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, Library Collections, Library Materials
Trochim, Mary Kane; And Others – 1985
The process described in this manual is designed to help small academic libraries systematically study the use of their circulating book collections. Originally developed in 1980, the manual has been used successfully in several small college libraries, both with and without assistance from outside consultants. In most cases, the study can be…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Library Administration, Library Circulation
Miller, David C.; Baratz, Daphna – 1982
Designed for use by study coordinators, library supervisors, and data collectors, this manual is the basic reference and training document from the 1982 field survey of public online catalog users and nonusers in 31 U.S. research, academic, community college, public, and governmental libraries. The field survey was coordinated by the Research…
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, Data Collection, Guidelines, Library Automation
