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Download full textO'Neill, Edward T.; Aluri, Rao – 1979
An analysis of a sample of 33,455 monographic records taken from the OCLC (Ohio College Library Center) database found that 94 percent of the sample's 50,213 subject headings were Library of Congress (LC) subject headings. Each record had an average of 1.4 LC subject headings; however, 18.6 percent of the records had no LC subject headings…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Online Systems, Statistical Data, Subject Index Terms
Nimmer, Ronald J. – Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory, 1980
Reports a study analyzing the growth and recorded circulation of the university libraries' monograph collection for a five-year period. Achievements in the creation of new management information reports and their uses in managing the collections are discussed. Anticipated results are noted from the correlation of circulation and collection…
Descriptors: Books, College Libraries, Coordination, Databases
Cound, William T. – 1977
In contrast to the usual approach in computer-based reference services, which is to go into a specific data base to retrieve citations to material on a specific, narrowly-defined topic, this report demonstrates how such services could be useful in a broad approach to a complex subject, using an investigation of trends in the world aluminum…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Efficiency
Larson, Ray R. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1996
Examines the bibliometrics of the World Wide Web based on analysis of Web pages collected by the Inktomi "Web Crawler" and on the use of the DEC AltaVista search engine for cocitation analysis of a set of Earth Science related Web sites. Looks at the statistical characteristics of Web documents and their hypertext links, and the…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Citation Analysis, Computer System Design, Hypermedia
Lawrence, Charles A. – 1977
The study assessed the need for continued inservice training to migrant personnel in the skill and understanding of the Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS), and determined directions for planning future training sessions. A 50-item questionnaire was administered to 240 persons attending the MSRTS workshops at the 1977 State Migrant…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Inservice Education, Migrant Education, On the Job Training
Larson, Ray R. – 1981
This report outlines specifications for the online transaction monitoring and questionnaire administration features of the University of California's (UC) Prototype On-Line Catalog, known as MELVYL. The development and testing of these features by the UC Division of Library Automation (DLA) is also described. This document is the final report…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Programs, Data Collection, Data Processing
Lance, Keith Curry; Cox, Marti A. – 1996
This compilation of statistics on Colorado's school media centers (LMCs) consists of three major components: (1) a 220-page tabulation of data arranged by school level and student enrollment level; (2) tables reporting statewide totals for school library statistics; and (3) tables with benchmark ratios for school library media center resources and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Benchmarking, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education
Lawrence, Gary S.; And Others – 1982
This document outlines the methodology to be used for analyzing and reporting data collected through questionnaires at the various libraries of the University of California in April and May of 1982, as the second phase of an online public access catalog (OPAC) evaluation project. It is noted that the project was designed to enable systems…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
