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Creative Research and Theory Building in Library and Information Sciences.

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Odi, Amusi – College and Research Libraries, 1982

This critique of prevalent conceptual methodologies in research in library administration examines the current research methodologies, relates them to the positivistic orientation of some social scientists, indicates why they are inappropriate, and suggests how research in library administration can be made more meaningful and relevant.…

Descriptors: Creativity, Data Collection, Information Science, Library Administration

LOTUS 1-2-3 Macros for Library Applications.

Howden, Norman – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1987

Describes LOTUS 1-2-3, an advanced spreadsheet with database and text manipulation functions that can be used with microcomputers by librarians to provide customized calculation and data acquisition tools. Macro commands and the menu system are discussed, and an example is given of an invoice procedure. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Computation, Data Collection, Data Processing, Database Management Systems

OCLC-MARC Tapes and Collection Management.

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Kim, David U. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1982

OCLC-MARC subscription service tapes can be used as a convenient source of statistical data for collection management. New acquisitions can be analyzed using monthly and annual cumulative tapes to obtain numbers of new titles added by subject, types of material, text languages, and intellectual levels. There are three references. (Author/RAA)

Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Storage Devices, Data Collection, Library Acquisition

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

Evaluation by the Numbers.

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Strain, Paula M. – Special Libraries, 1982

Discusses the collection by library managers of demand and use data from their own libraries on a regular basis as a means of answering management questions pertaining to the "cost" of information, staff productivity, and levels of service. Examples of statistical records and recommendations for collecting data are presented. (Author/JL)

Descriptors: Costs, Data Collection, Library Administration, Library Personnel

The Communication Audit as a Library Management Tool.

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Cortez, Edwin M.; Bunge, Charles A. – Journal of Library Administration, 1987

Discusses the relationship between effective organizational communication and specific library contexts and reviews the historical development of communication audits as a means of studying communication effectiveness. The generic structure of such audits is described and two models are presented in detail, including techniques for gathering and…

Descriptors: Communication Audits, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Decision Support Systems

National Shelflist Count: A Historical Introduction and the National Shelflist Count Project: Its History, Limitations, and Usefulness.

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Ortopan, LeRoy D.; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985

Two articles describe National Shelflist Count project organized 13 years ago under auspices of American Library Association's Resources and Technical Services Division to collect and publish comparative data about strengths and growth of major North American research collections. History, limitations, usefulness, and recommendations of 1983 task…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Classification, Data Collection, Higher Education