History and Development of the Survey Model for Planning.

Summers, F. William

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ERIC Number: EJ351258

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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History and Development of the Survey Model for Planning.

Summers, F. William

Drexel Library Quarterly, v21 n4 p33-44 Fall 1985

Describes the use of library surveys as a tool for library planning in the United States from the late 19th century to the present. Different eras of library planning in the United States are identified, and the weaknesses and strengths of the survey method are discussed. (CLB)

Descriptors: Federal Government, Government Role, Library Planning, Library Research, Library Surveys, Modern History, National Surveys, Research Design, Research Methodology, Statewide Planning, United States History, Use Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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Note: This is the final issue of Drexel Library Quarterly.