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Nelson Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1968
Objectives of this survey were to: (1) examine existing library conditions, (2) develop library service standards, (3) prepare a long-range plan for library service, and (4) estimate program costs and suggest means for implementing the plan. Survey methods included interviews with library staff and trustees, school personnel, and county and…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, County Libraries, Information Needs, Information Utilization
Meckler, Elizabeth M. – 2001
This paper examines the belief that no more than half of the public school libraries in the state of Ohio are automated to any degree. The purpose of the research was to determine the degree and nature of automation at the public school libraries in Ohio. A written survey was mailed to 350 libraries that represented a randomized sample of the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Library Automation, Library Catalogs, Library Cooperation
Blasingame, Ralph – 1972
Library surveys are a means to an objective examination of the library and its services, helping to clarify the purposes that are being served and to assess the methods of providing these services. This survey was undertaken as a cooperative project of the seven public libraries of Summit County, Ohio. Its purpose was to develop a long-range plan…
Descriptors: Interviews, Library Facilities, Library Planning, Library Services
Kennedy, Josephine Anna – 1994
This study focuses on library programs and services geared towards infants and toddlers, ages birth to three years old. The population chosen for this descriptive survey was Ohio's public libraries. Sampling from among the institutions was accomplished using a stratified disproportionate technique, with the libraries grouped into strata by size:…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Infants, Library Funding, Library Personnel
Buchanan, Holly Shipp; And Others – 1982
In 1980 a survey was conducted of 600 hospital libraries within the Kentucky-Ohio-Michigan Regional Medical Library (KOMRML) Network (Region V of the National Library of Medicine's RML Program) in order to gather managerial information on library users; facilities; holdings; procedures; services; administration; personnel; budget; expenditures;…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Library Materials, Library Networks, Library Personnel
Allen, Joyce M. – 1968
An attempt was made to assess Ohio public school libraries in terms of their facilities, equipment, materials, services, operations, and leadership. A review of the literature relevant to school library services was made. In addition, interviews were conducted with people knowledgeable in the library field. The questionnaires were sent to…
Descriptors: Definitions, Field Interviews, Information Needs, Library Collections
Featherstone, Jan Alyce – 1990
The purpose of this study is to look at how the academic library systems office (i.e., an entity or group of entities within a library whose purpose is to oversee the hardware and software systems functions within its electronic automated processes and services for the use of the staff and public) in Ohio has evolved to become a library-wide…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Technology, Library Automation
White, Gary W. – 1991
A survey was conducted in those academic and research libraries that are involved in the OhioLINK project to determine their use of approval plans and their budgetary patterns. Written questionnaires were used to collect data in order to examine approval plan use, approval plan and firm order budgeting, and vendor use. Analyses of the responses…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgets, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Rogers, A. Robert; Kim, Mary T. – 1981
Part of a series of needs assessment studies conducted at the Kent State School of Library Science, this study reports the results of a survey concerning library employment opportunities in Ohio for individuals with graduate degrees in library science. The three main objectives of the study were: (1) to estimate the number of professional and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Employment Opportunities, Librarians, Library Education
Factor, Olivia Spaid – 1995
Little guidance is given in today's general technical services or cataloging textbooks to assist librarians in making decisions on procedures for the physical preparation of materials prior to placement on the shelves for public access. As small, private academic libraries face automation of circulation, addition of security systems, and debates…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Cataloging, Higher Education

Rees, Alan M.; And Others – 1968
This document is a guide to hospital library resources in the Northeastern Ohio Regional Medical Program (NEORMP). This information is intended to provide a data base for establishment of a network of hospital libraries linked to the major resource libraries in the region. Data collected in a survey of the 73 hospitals involved in the NEORMP cover…
Descriptors: Hospital Personnel, Hospitals, Librarians, Libraries
Skellenger, James B. – 1970
This analysis provides a detailed description of Portage County and the system of library services extant. A socio-economic profile describes the county's history and geographic location, population development, school district population, life style, income, poverty, transportation and land use. Individual descriptions of the county's library…
Descriptors: County Libraries, Library Planning, Library Services, Library Surveys
Skellenger, James B.; Summers, F. William – 1970
The subjective reactions of two researchers are presented to provide comment on selected aspects of public library surveys which may have similar components to those which the authors found in Portage County, Ohio in 1969 and 1970. (See "Public Library Services in Portage County; An Analysis for Planning." ED 039 907) Aspects covered…
Descriptors: County Libraries, Library Planning, Library Services, Library Surveys
LaPoint, Virginia A. – 1997
Traditionally, libraries have had a role of providing equitable access for those who might not otherwise have access, and this role continues today in implementing access to electronic resources. However, there are special problems in applying this mission to prison libraries. A short history of automation in prison libraries is followed by a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Technology, Internet, Library Automation
Plummer, Elizabeth L. – 1996
Academic libraries in Ohio were surveyed to determine the existence and content of training in customer service offered to library employees in the circulation and reference departments. Surveys were mailed to 127 libraries, and achieved a return rate of 68% (n=87). The survey contained questions about customer service training for both new and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Improvement Programs, Inservice Education