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Peer reviewedEdmonds, M. Leslie – Library Trends, 1987
Improvement in the research climate in children's librarianship is needed. There must be a determined demand for research, financial and job support for researchers, improvement in the research techniques for studying children, and implementation of actual research projects. Particular concerns include research on reading, school/public library…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cooperative Programs, Library Research, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedWaldhart, 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
Peer reviewedMiller, Constance; And Others – RQ, 1985
Seven articles on library reference services highlight reference obsolescence in academic libraries, major studies of unobtrusive reference tests, methods for evaluating reference desk performance, reference interview evaluation, problems of reference desk control, online searching by end users, and reference collection development in…
Descriptors: Interviews, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1977
At the request of the Pennsylvania State University Library, the Office of Management Studies surveyed Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members requesting information and documentation illustrating the organization, nature, and level of the library instruction function at their institutions. A review of the responses from 64 of the 94 ARL…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Centralization, Decentralization
