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Tobin's "A Study of Library 'Use Studies'": An ERIC Update of Neglected Areas of Research.
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Lazinger, Susan Smernoff – Government Publications Review, 1984
Library use and user studies (1973-1981) indexed in ERIC database were analyzed to ascertain areas in need of research as characterized by Tobin. Since 1972, most research conducted has been in large-scale studies and use of nonprint materials; use of government documents and library staff needs remain unresearched areas. (35 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Library Research, Library Science
Microcomputers in Library and Information Services (1973-1986): A Bibliometric Analysis of Literature Growth.
Hu, Chengren – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1987
This bibliometric investigation of literature on microcomputers in library and information services focuses on the years 1973-1986. Five printed reference tools and three online databases were searched to examine the number of publications, types of documents, contributing languages and countries, and the productivity of individual authors.…
Descriptors: Authors, Bibliometrics, Databases, Information Services
Class Dispersion between the Library of Congress Classification and the Dewey Decimal Classification.
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O'Neill, Edward T.; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1987
Two statistical measures are used to compare the Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal Classification systems by applying them to the library science portions of the two systems using a database drawn from MARC records. It is concluded that the measures characterize two different properties of dispersion. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Classification, Databases, Dewey Decimal Classification