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Obert, Beverly – Illinois Libraries, 1988
Describes steps taken to improve usage of a public library young adult collection: (1) a survey of students' reading interests and needs; (2) analysis of the collection; (3) comparison of survey results with the collection; and (4) selection of additional titles. An annotated bibliography, the questionnaire, and survey results are appended. (11…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Data Analysis, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedSweetland, 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
Sperry, Robert – 1989
Two hundred eighty-three sources are included in this bibliography dealing with libraries, archives, and librarianship in the islands of the South and Central Pacific. Twenty-six island nations are covered, with brief narrative summaries of the library situation given in some cases: (1) American Samoa, (2) Belau, (3) Cook Islands, (4) Easter…
Descriptors: Archives, Foreign Countries, Librarians, Libraries
