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Wiersma, Gabrielle – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2010
Increasing demand for biotechnology and biomedical resources prompted the Engineering Library at the University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB) to complete a collection assessment of the journals, books, and other resources provided by the University Libraries. This paper presents a variety of methods for evaluating library collections and describes…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Research Libraries, Library Services, Academic Libraries
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Li, Andrew; Bagger, Jessica – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2007
The Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR) is one of the most widely used social desirability scales. The authors conducted a reliability generalization study to examine the typical reliability coefficients of BIDR scores and explored factors that explained the variability of reliability estimates across studies. The results indicated…
Descriptors: Reliability, Generalization, Social Desirability, Scores
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Natowitz, Allen; Carlo, Paula Wheeler – College & Research Libraries, 1997
Applies content analysis to compare assessments of 153 titles in U.S. history, each reviewed in "Choice,""American Historical Review," and "Journal of American History" between 1988 and 1995. A numerical rating system is used to quantify reviewers' overall opinions and their use of specific evaluative criteria. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Book Reviews, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis