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Abrams, Douglas M. – 1974
To find out to what extent the evaluation methods described in the professional literature are actually utilized by practicing librarians, a study was conducted of the collection evaluation practices in 111 libraries supporting four-year colleges. Three assumptions were tested; that collection evaluation in the population would be more heavily…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Librarians, Library Collections
Shabowich, Stanley A. – 1975
Using "Books for College Libraries" as a standard reference against which to compare the Purdue University Calumet Campus library collection, a quantitative analysis of the library's holdings in various subject areas was done during the 1973-74 academic year. For each of the 65 subject areas selected, randomly chosen entries in…
Descriptors: Books, College Libraries, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Voigt, Melvin J., Ed.; Harris, Michael H., Ed. – 1976
A major theme of this volume is the issue of library accountability and evaluation of productivity. Four review papers deal directly with the topic. The first reviews the literature relating to evaluation of libraries generally with an emphasis on school libraries. The second focuses on the measurement of productivity in the academic library. It…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrators, Behavior, Bibliotherapy