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Direct linkLorraine Woods; Jennifer Cotton; Abhilash Mane – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2023
This case study analyzes seven years of data on Course Reserves, a service that allows instructors to provide to their students instant access to readings without either the instructor or the student needing to find access on their own. We sought to identify trends in academic discipline, data format, semester, and faculty member. Using Tableau to…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Intellectual Disciplines, Supplementary Reading Materials, Access to Information
Palmour, Vernon E., Comp.; And Others – 1972
A national probability sample was made to survey the costs, the characteristics of materials loaned and borrowed, and the present and future magnitude of interlibrary loans for academic libraries. From a sample of 80 libraries it was found that the cost of a filled loan request varied between two and seven dollars and that lending cost per…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Library Circulation, Library Expenditures
Download full textWells, Dorothy P. – 1975
Since recorded usage of vertical files in a university library does not always indicate actual needs of patrons, a study was conducted on the use of a collection of 20,000 pamphlets over a three-year period (1972-75). Data were collected from circulation records and from a questionnaire circulated with each pamphlet. Three subject areas had the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Information Needs, Information Sources, Library Circulation
Diaz, Albert James, Ed. – 1975
A collection of recent articles on microforms has been compiled to give students and practicing librarians a basic understanding of all aspects of micropublishing as it applies to libraries, with emphasis on library usage rather than microform technology, on the practical rather than the theoretical, on the present rather than the past. Six major…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Evaluation, Human Factors Engineering, Library Equipment
Westat Research, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1975
A study was made to determine the adult public's expectations and attitudes about public libraries in the southern Maryland region, which encompasses St. Mary's, Charles, and Calvert counties. Survey instruments and interviewing procedures were developed to make these determinations to create profiles of the library user and non-user based on age,…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Information Needs, Library Materials
Blazek, Ron – 1975
A study conducted in 1969 endeavored to measure teacher influence on student use of nonrequired materials in the library. Seventeen students of junior high school level in two mathematics classes served as subjects. As pretest, the use of the library by all pupils was recorded during a test period of six weeks. During the eight week test period,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Junior High School Students, Learning Resources Centers, Library Materials
