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Survey of Library Use, 1983/84.
McNeese Univ., Lake Charles, LA. Univ. Library. – 1984
This document reports the results of a library use study conducted at Frazar Memorial Library (Louisiana) in 1983 as a follow-up study to a 1976-77 library use study. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the extent to which patrons used and were satisfied with library services, to identify areas for improvement, and to gather data…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Materials, Library Personnel
The Museum Library Revisited.
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Bierbaum, Esther G. – Special Libraries, 1984
Data derived from study of 142 natural science museums and nature centers indicates that 90 percent of facilities had libraries (46 percent informally organized). Libraries are not funded to same degree as extra-exhibit educational programs; staffing is less often full-time and professional; collections, services and use levels show great…
Descriptors: Budgets, Library Materials, Library Personnel, Library Services
Enhancement of Organizational Structure through Upward Evaluation.
Perkins, Gay Helen – Library Administration & Management, 1992
Reviews the literature concerning upward evaluation of supervisors and directors in libraries and suggests that upward evaluation can aid professional development. Research at the University of Texas at Austin is highlighted, and pilot research at Western Kentucky University libraries that used job analysis to develop a questionnaire for…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Job Analysis, Library Administration, Library Directors
A Comparative Study of the Job Satisfaction of Nigerian Librarians.
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Nzotta, Briggs C. – International Library Review, 1987
Categorizes library personnel into three groups by their functions--public services, technical services, and management--and reports the results of a study which compared levels of job satisfaction between these groups. Factors which correlate with job satisfaction or dissatisfaction are identified. (CLB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Job Satisfaction, Library Personnel
Evaluation of the Public Service Functions of Serial File Systems.
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Hanson, Elizabeth; Serebnick, Judith – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Presents a methodology for describing, analyzing, and evaluating the public service functions of serial file systems, and describes a user study conducted in a university departmental library to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of its system in enabling students new to the library to locate known-items in the serials collection. (CDD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Training Issues and Strategies in Libraries.
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Gherman, Paul M., Ed.; Painter, Frances O., Ed. – Journal of Library Administration, 1990
Eight articles discuss issues and strategies related to library personnel training necessitated by new technologies. Areas discussed include vendor training; aligning library planning, resources, and commitment to integrated library system staff training; training for public services; instructor-led versus computer-based training; leadership…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Integrated Library Systems, Leadership Training, Library Automation
The Measurement of Reference and Information Services.
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Kesselman, Martin; Watstein, Sarah Barbara – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1987
Reports findings of a Statistics Task Force investigation at New York University's Bobst Library, which reviewed the collection and publication of statistics and data related to library reference and information services and use of resources, and developed a framework for inclusions, definitions, procedures, and policies for data collection and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods