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Peer reviewedShaw, Debora – Library and Information Science Research, 1991
Study of library holdings on OCLC compared with book reviews listed in "Book Review Index" showed a positive correlation between the number of reviews a book received and the number of libraries holding it. Positive and negative reviews were not differentiated, and the correlation was strongest with general and science fiction, weakest…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Book Reviews, Correlation, Fiction
Peer reviewedMcCain, Katherine W. – Library and Information Science Research, 1987
Citation analysis of a systematic sample of 27 historical and historiographic articles was used to study the citation patterns of secondary sources in the history of technology. These patterns are compared with previous citation studies in history and other humanities areas and with multi-disciplinary citation studies in the social sciences.…
Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Comparative Analysis, History, Intellectual Disciplines
Peer reviewedStrubbe, Lisa Aren – Library and Information Science Research, 1989
Describes a study at the University of Michigan that examined the extent of serials duplication among branch and divisional libraries, the portion of the serials budget made up of duplications, and the relationship between duplication and serials characteristics. Ways to avoid serials duplication are suggested based on the findings of this study.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Collection Development, Library Expenditures
Peer reviewedMack, Thura – Library and Information Science Research, 1991
Citation analysis of the journal "Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society" was shown to be a useful tool for defining the core collection for a women's studies program. Analysis over a 10-year period produced a list of 20 of the most frequently cited journals for women's studies and related fields. (six references) (LAE)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Citation Analysis, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedWallace, Danny P.; Boyce, Bert R. – Library and Information Science Research, 1989
Describes a study that compared holdings figures from the OCLC database to productivity measures from the "Journal Citation Reports" section of "Science Citation Index" and publisher circulation figures to determine whether there is a systematic relationship between easily gathered holdings and circulation figures and less…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Evaluation Criteria, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedMcCain, Katherine W. – Library and Information Science Research, 1992
Reports results of a study that examined academic library holdings for core journals in genetics and economics to identify quantitative and qualitative journal characteristics that are predictors of the number of libraries subscribing to the journal. Variables investigated include subject area, publisher, price, longevity, impact factor, prestige…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliometrics, Economics, Genetics
Peer reviewedSchon, Isabel; And Others – Library and Information Science Research, 1987
This survey of librarians in public and school libraries serving a significant number of Hispanics found that, although 60 percent of the respondents report that books in Spanish for Spanish-speaking children and young adults serve an important educational purpose, many of the remaining respondents are very much opposed to increasing their…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Language Books
