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International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on research in library science and the exhibition of library materials which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Terminological Problems of Networks," a discussion by Helena Kolarova Palkova of the meaning of "library networks" and…
Descriptors: Definitions, Exhibits, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination
Peer reviewedHamaker, Charles A. – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Describes measures of cost effectiveness that are useful for academic library collections, based on experiences at the Louisiana State University libraries. Highlights include circulation analysis of newly cataloged books; current periodical use compared to cost; faculty ranking of journals; and circulation patterns (i.e., use versus cost and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Higher Education
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on library/information science theory and research, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "The Role of the Library in Computer-Aided Information and Documentation Systems," in which Wolf D. Rauch (West Germany) asserts that libraries must adapt to the…
Descriptors: Arabic, Computers, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Download full textSutton, Michael J.; Black, John B. – 1976
More effective use of diminishing resources was needed to provide the best possible services at the University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada) library. This required the improved decision-making processes of a Library Management Information System (LMIS) to provide systematic information analysis. An information flow model was created, and an…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Data Collection, Decision Making
Kent, Allen – 1976
Information Interdependence is an empty concept unless the real user is a dominant element. The individual user of information must be sensitized to the existence of information interdependencies and to the critical need to foster much more of it, if libraries are to survive economically and provide exemplary information service. Three approaches…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Information Needs, Information Systems, Interlibrary Loans
Kantor, Pual B.; Shim, Wonsik – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1998
Presents a model of the relation between the circulation at a large library, the collection at that library, and the size of the user population. Analysis of data at United States academic research libraries reveals a square-root law describing this relation. Explores theoretical foundations and speculates on bibliometric implications. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliometrics, Data Analysis, Interaction
Peer reviewedKnutson, Gunnar – College and Research Libraries, 1986
This study examined catalog records and compared the number and type of access points with number of circulations by type of user. Although little significant correlation was found between the total number of access points and total circulation, interesting trends were found in correlations by type of subject and user. (CDD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Card Catalogs, Cataloging
