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Relationships between Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Statistics and Bibliometric Indicators: A Principal Components Analysis
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Hendrix, Dean – College & Research Libraries, 2010
This study analyzed 2005-2006 Web of Science bibliometric data from institutions belonging to the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and corresponding ARL statistics to find any associations between indicators from the two data sets. Principal components analysis on 36 variables from 103 universities revealed obvious associations between…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Correlation, Research Libraries, Library Associations
Funding of Research in Librarianship.
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Fitzgibbons, Shirley Grinnell – Library Trends, 1984
Discusses funding for library research (1964-84), including previous findings; problems in analyses of funding; activities of major research funding agencies (Higher Education Act of 1965 Title II-B, National Science Foundation, National Library of Medicine, Council on Library Resources); and funding by professional organizations. Problems and…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Library Associations, Library Research, Library Science
"Buying Good Pennyworths?" A Review of the Literature of Acquisitions in the Eighties.
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Schmidt, Karen A. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1986
This review of the literature published from 1981 to 1985 on research in acquisitions defines acquisitions as ordering, claiming, and receipt of library materials. Topics covered include approval plan vendors, the place of serials acquisitions in the library organization, computerized standards, and library education. Major conference proceedings…
Descriptors: Conference Proceedings, Library Acquisition, Library Associations, Library Automation
Research and Librarianship: An Uneasy Connection.
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Lynch, Mary Jo – Library Trends, 1984
Offers definitions for four general categories of research--practical, bibliographical, scholarly, scientific--and discusses connections of research to librarianship, the introduction of scientific research methodology in librarianship, activities related to scientific research, users of research, faculty status, professional organizations and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Librarians, Library Associations
Two-Year College Learning Resources Standards.
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Wallace, James O. – Library Trends, 1982
Discusses the library standards--"Guidelines for Two-Year College Learning Resources Programs"--as approved in 1972 by three national associations, highlighting addition of quantitative standards in 1979, review in 1981, utilization for research studies, role in accreditation process, and use for statewide planning. A 28-item…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accreditation (Institutions), Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
Minority Librarianship Research: A State-of-the-Art Review.
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Fisher, Edith Maureen – Library and Information Science Research, 1983
This review of research on minority (Afro-American, American Indian, Asian American, Mexican American) librarianship provides overview of early developments, civil rights era and contemporary developments, and professional organizations. A state-of-the-art review by ethnic group notes purpose, methodology, and conclusions of selected research in…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Information Needs
The Role of the Special Library in Networks and Cooperatives. Final Report. Volume 1.
Berger, Patricia W., Ed.; Robinson, Barbara M., Ed. – 1984
This report presents the research and findings of the 16-member Task Force on the Role of the Special Library in Nationwide Networks and Cooperative Programs. Four working groups studied the following issues: constituencies; network legislation; benefits, barriers, and constraints to and from special library participation in networks; and the…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Information Science, Library Associations, Library Cooperation