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Johnson, Mary E. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1986
This analysis of the circulation records of books added to a psychiatric library from July 1983 through May 1985 reports the total number of books circulated, their number and percentage in specific subject areas, missing titles, and usage by in-house and off-site borrowers. Implications for future collection development are explained. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Books, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development, Library Surveys
Ettelt, Harold – 1986
Columbia-Greene Community College (Hudson, New York) takes a yearly 10% statistical sample of its entire circulating collection, noting the call number, acquisition year, and circulation record of each book, in order to determine the pattern of book use over the preceding 2.5 years, and to facilitate the development of an acquisition pattern that…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development, Longitudinal Studies

Ettelt, Harold J. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1985
Describes a study conducted at Columbia-Greene Community College's library to determine whether a book's previous non-use is indicative of future non-use; whether books are progressively less likely to be used with time; the circulation costs of weeding previously unused books; and the circulation rates of old and new books. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development

Lillis, John G. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1991
Reviews survey responses from 127 nonmedical academic libraries in Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas regarding their vertical files (e.g., acquisitions, weeding, size, nature, collection management, frequency of use, maintenance of statistics, types of users, circulation, and security), reporting that 109 had vertical files, with most emphasizing topics…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Colleges, Library Collection Development, Library Materials
Bevis, Mary Daniell – 1988
Serials collections are a costly but essential part of a library's periodicals holdings. Jacksonville State University Library's (JSUL) budgetary problems have forced librarians to examine their serials closely in terms of cost factors, indexing, expected usage, and curriculum and research support. The purpose of this project is to assess JSUL's…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Costs, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
Kahles, William – 1982
This paper reports the results of a circulation study in the government documents departments of a public library and an academic library. Based on a systematic random sample of the records of materials returned in 1981, the study had two purposes: to seek evidence to support the assumption that current documents circulate more than older ones;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Depository Libraries, Government Publications, Higher Education

Vidor, David L.; Futas, Elizabeth – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1988
A study at the Emory University School of Business Administration library compared the effectiveness of faculty members and librarians as book selectors. Effectiveness was measured by comparing selected titles with the Baker list published by the Harvard Business School and with business periodical reviews, and by examining circulation records.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Business Education, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis

Beaton, Barbara; Kirk, Jay H. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1988
Describes the Marquette University Interlibrary Loan Log, which is an online log of borrowing and lending requests. Applications of the interlibrary loan data for statistical reporting, management decision making, collection development, online enhancement, and copyright monitoring are discussed. (3 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Copyrights, Information Utilization, Interlibrary Loans

Nolan, Christopher W. – College and Research Libraries, 1991
Discusses references collections in academic libraries and offers guidelines for placing materials in a reference collection that focus on their suitability for true reference functions and the expected frequency of use. Problems with poorly managed collections are discussed, and the importance of selection policies and weeding are emphasized. (37…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education, Library Collection Development

Sweetland, James H. – RQ, 1987
A study of the collection of college catalogs at a medium-sized university library found that they are used by many types of clients in addition to undergraduates; users need a current, comprehensive collection and are not bothered by a lack of shelf order; use is enough to justify the collection. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Collection Development, Library Materials

Bensman, Stephen J. – College and Research Libraries, 1985
Establishes theoretical framework for solution of problem confronting academic libraries--growth in number of journals and surge in prices--by showing how concentration of usage is function of sociobibliometric laws based on cumulative advantage principle. Use of citation indexes in academic evaluation and library collection development is…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Citation Indexes, Citations (References), Higher Education
Ouellette, Janice A.; Anttila, Faith E. – 1985
This narrative description summarizes the planning and implementation of a periodical use survey conducted during fall 1985 and spring 1986 to determine who uses the Fitchburg State College Library periodical holdings and which periodicals are used. Relevant literature is discussed, the purpose of the survey is explained, and survey procedures are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, College Students, Higher Education
Cubberley, Carol W. – 1983
This report describes a use study designed to facilitate the selection of books that will be needed and used by identifying heavily used subjects and publishers in an academic library's collection of nursing books. Discussions include the study background and significance, study limitations, and basic assumptions. In addition, the procedures for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Higher Education, Library Circulation

Bernstein, Judith R. – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Describes survey of 500 academic business libraries undertaken to gather information on practices in acquisition, use, retention, and storage of domestic and foreign corporate annual reports, and policies related to their circulation and cataloging. Options for libraries collecting these materials are proposed. Institutions in subset are listed.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Business, Cataloging
Cubberley, Carol W. – 1985
This report describes a study of the use of science and technology books and journals in an academic library which was conducted to ascertain whether journal use can be predicted by book circulation figures. The study background and significance are discussed, terms are defined, study limitations are considered, and basic assumptions are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Higher Education, Library Circulation
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