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Peer reviewedMoore, Carolyn M.; Mielke, Linda – Public Libraries, 1986
Presents preliminary results of Clearwater Public Library's study of the usefulness of "Output Measures for Public Libraries" as an indicator of reference performance, and the impact of collection development choices on reference output measures. Data on turnover rate, in-library use, reference fill rate, and reference transactions per…
Descriptors: Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection, Library Surveys, Measurement Techniques
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
Peer reviewedNofsinger, Mary M. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1988
Describes an exchange program between academic libraries in Sichuan Province and Washington State University, and discusses the Chinese approach to academic librarianship in the areas of management and personnel, access and circulation, automation, reference services, collection development and censorship, and library facilities. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cataloging, Censorship
