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Barriers to Library Cooperation in Costa Rica.
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Torres, Ana C.; Swigger, Keith – Library and Information Science Research, 1986
Barriers that hinder development of cooperative arrangements among libraries in Costa Rica are identified by studying librarians' perceptions of obstacles. A ranked list of barriers shows that the most important obstacles are related to administration and governance, absence of guidelines, poor public relations, and a limited number of…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Interlibrary Loans, Librarians
Organization Factors in Multitype Library Networking: A National Test of the Model.
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Turock, Betty J. – Library and Information Science Research, 1986
A model for the organization of multitype library networks was tested on the l43 networks in the United States with public, academic, school, and special library members. Eight indicators of organization and their interdependence were measured: planning, governance, funding, communication and delivery, configuration, administration, evaluation,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Financial Support
Comparative Assessment of Patrons' Uses and Evaluations across Public Libraries within a System: A Replication.
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D'Elia, George; Rodger, Eleanor Jo – Library and Information Science Research, 1987
In-house surveys of patrons conducted in 20 public libraries in a county library system revealed no meaningful differences among the samples in reasons given for selecting the library to visit or in their uses of the library, although meaningful differences were found in their evaluations of the libraries' facilities. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance, Library Networks, Library Surveys
Innovation Decision Making and The Genesis of OCLC: the Effects of Individuals, Information, and Structure.
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Davis, Jinnie Y. – Library and Information Science Research, 1984
Discusses hypotheses which examine, for a nonprogramed decision, variables of (1) individual decision makers, (2) information upon which choices are based, and (3) structural features within which decision is made. Circumstances under which decision-making group (Ohio's librarians) selected an innovative alternative (incorporation of OCLC) are…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Case Studies, Committees, Decision Making
I. Patterns of Interlibrary Loan in the U.S.: A Review of Research.
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Waldhart, Thomas J. – Library and Information Science Research, 1985
The first of a two-part series covers research published since 1970 that is directly relevant to interlibrary loan in the United States, with emphasis on studies of total volume, growth rate, nature of exchange relationships, characteristics of requests and types of material requested, users and uses, and financing. (47 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans
Performance Evaluation of Interlibrary Loan in the United States: A Review of Research.
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Waldhart, Thomas J. – Library and Information Science Research, 1985
This discussion of the measurement of performance criteria and desired or acceptable level of achievement focuses on the performance criteria used for the evaluation of interlibrary services (success rate, turnaround time, cost, and impact of service). Document delivery, communication, and interlibrary loan research are covered. Fifty references…
Descriptors: Costs, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Interlibrary Loans