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Lareau, Susan – 2001
This study examined the feasibility of ordering an e-book (electronic book) to replace a lost or brittle book in the Kent State University (Ohio) library. The study checked a representative sample of 234 books lost during July to December 2000 to see the availability of the book in e-form, as well as the cost of the print versus the e-book…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Electronic Publishing, Feasibility Studies
Connors, Kelly C. – 1999
This study examines patron preference for abridged versus unabridged audiobooks, looking at patron usage over time and noting any changes in preference and why they occurred. A survey was conducted at the four branches of the Geauga County Public Library System (Geauga County, Ohio) with a random sample of adult patrons. Of the 274 surveys…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Library Collections, Library Material Selection, Library Materials
Low, Jane Grant-Mackay – 1975
Sources and selection criteria for maps and charts published by the United States government are outlined in this manual. Since there is still no comprehensive index to U.S. government published maps, several selections tools are recommended. A section is included concerning the map and chart programs of each of the issuing departments, agencies,…
Descriptors: Charts, Depository Libraries, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Mahowald, Teresa Tickle – 1995
In an era of tight library budgets, librarians must carefully consider materials selection. The interdisciplinary nature of the social science and humanities fields makes determining what a researcher needs a difficult task. This study seeks to determine what materials are being used by scholars in the field of Russian and Slavic studies analyzing…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Citation Analysis, Library Collections, Library Material Selection
Bear, Stephanie – 1994
An annotated bibliography was created of 70 books dealing with the subject of Feminist Spirituality. This bibliography was distributed, together with a cover letter explaining the project, to a limited list of experts, who were asked to choose those books that they felt were important enough to be included in a public university library's core…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, College Programs, Correlation
Park, Leland Madison – 1974
The role, scope, and impact of faculty library committees at six community colleges in the state of Florida were examined. An older and a newer institution were selected from each of three full-time enrollment categories: 1-999; 1,000-1,999; and 2,000 and over. Data collection was by examination of the committee charges and records, and by…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Doctoral Dissertations
Boerner, Susan Zee – 1977
This paper is an introduction to the fundamentals of the art (including architecture) slide library, with some emphasis on basic procedures of the science slide library. Information in this paper is particularly relevant to the college, university, and museum slide library. Topics addressed include: (1) history of the slide library; (2) duties of…
Descriptors: Architecture, Art, Cataloging, Classification
Kekana, Kgaladi E. – 1999
The purpose of this research was to investigate who should be responsible in the selection of library materials, and to compare the primary responsibility by country and type of library. A content analysis was used to examine 70 articles relating to selection responsibility. The articles cover the period 1950 to 1998, with a wide range of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Content Analysis, Employee Responsibility, Foreign Countries
Greer, Barbara A. – 1992
The purpose of this study was to examine children's choice state book award programs to determine their impact on the media collection and, ultimately, on what students were reading. Questionnaires were sent to 40 randomly selected schools in 5 states (Georgia, Ohio, Texas, California, and Vermont) with active (1991-1992) state book award…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Library Material Selection
Wenglin, Barbara Nedell – 1974
In June, 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down five decisions which significantly altered the legal definition of obscenity, placing greater emphasis on local community standards for judging a work obscene. A survey of public libraries was conducted in 1974 to determine if these decisions had resulted in an increase in community…
Descriptors: Censorship, Community Attitudes, Court Doctrine, Formative Evaluation
Shorter, Roberta – 1995
In an era of spiraling costs, librarians must carefully assess literature use among their patron groups when making decisions on selection, deselection, and storage of journals. A citation analysis was conducted using a group of 52 papers submitted by research physicians at the Summa Health System (Akron, Ohio) for a research award competition…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Citation Analysis, Costs, Graduate Medical Students
Abbott, Randy L. – 1987
This content analysis examines library science and education literature on censorship in public and public school libraries in the 1980s. The first chapter discusses the organization and activities of right-wing and left-wing pressure groups together with ways in which librarians have responded to their pressure. The distinction between censorship…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adolescent Literature, Censorship, Childrens Literature
Grigg, Karen L. – 1993
The purpose of this study was to determine if a gap exists between the perceived expectation that Georgia elementary media specialists support intellectual freedom and their practice of materials selection. Randomly chosen media specialists were sent a questionnaire, results of which were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The majority of the…
Descriptors: Censorship, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Intellectual Freedom
Markes, Mary J. – 1991
Designed to provide guidance to elementary or middle school library media specialists in the selection of periodicals that will support a school's multicultural goals and objectives, this study developed a checklist and used it to analyze the treatment given to children and adults of various racial and ethnic groups in 15 of the most popular…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Childrens Literature, Cultural Pluralism, Data Collection
Swanson, Barbara Glynn – 1977
A survey questionnaire, based on 88 titles identified elsewhere as popular adolescent reading, was given to 172 students with the intent of determining whether there were observable sex differences in the students' choice of books. Information sought included: (1) whether girls and boys enjoy reading for pleasure; (2) what books are enjoyed by…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Junior High Schools, Library Material Selection, Paperback Books
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