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Research Libraries: Measurement, Management, Marketing. Minutes of the Meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (108th, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 1-2, 1986).

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Daval, Nicola, Ed. – 1986

Program presentations on issues related to the use of statistics by research libraries and business meeting minutes are combined in this report from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The full text is provided for the three papers on the program theme that were presented at the meeting: (1) "Information to Manage--The Economics of…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Conferences, Data Collection, Data Interpretation

Analyzing Library Survey Data Using Factor Analysis.

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Phillips, Linda L.; Lyons, William – College and Research Libraries, 1990

Illustrates the use of factor analysis in interpreting large sets of data. Describes how factor analysis of a 19-question survey revealed faculty opinions about library policies for (1) computerized access; (2) circulation; (3) specialized collections/services; and (4) the general collection. A characterization of each category is followed by…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Policy, Data Analysis, Data Interpretation