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O'Kelly, Mary K.; Jeffryes, Jon; Hobscheid, Maya; Passarelli, Rachael – College & Research Libraries, 2023
Eight years of data from Grand Valley State University Libraries show a positive correlation between in-class library instruction and student reenrollment the following fall semester. Using consistent statistical methods over time, controlling for confounding factors, and using a large population (N>16,000 annually) and strict protocols that…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Library Instruction, School Holding Power, Enrollment Rate
Whitworth, Andrew; Torras I Calvo, Maria Carme; Moss, Bodil; Amlesom Kifle, Nazareth; Blåsternes, Terje – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2014
Visualization and mapping techniques can build a dynamic picture of information practices, including action research, within libraries, raising awareness of how the information landscape at each library may both support and retard research into the library's information practices. These techniques have implications for researchers as they generate…
Descriptors: Action Research, Organizational Change, Academic Libraries, Library Research
Rachel A. Koenig; John W. Cyrus – College & Research Libraries, 2025
Research consultations are a standard service in academic libraries and consume significant library resources. There is a lack of scholarship evaluating the impact of this service on faculty. This paper describes the impact of librarian consultations on faculty and their role in the research process. Data was collected from a survey of sixty-seven…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Librarians, Research Libraries
Schmitt, Carl M.; O'Shae, Patricia; Vaden, Kaleen; Williams, Jeffrey W. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
This manual describes the methods, procedures, techniques, and activities that were used to produce the Academic Library Survey of 2004 (ALS:2004). This manual is designed to provide guidance and documentation for users of the ALS data. Included in the manual are the following: (1) an overview of the study and its predecessor studies; (2) an…
Descriptors: Schools, Guidance, Academic Libraries, Surveys
Childers, Thomas; Van House, Nancy A. – 1989
This study investigated the construct of effectiveness as it applies to public libraries and developed a methodology that can be transferred to other types of libraries and organizations. The research team began by compiling a list of indicators that are commonly used to gauge library effectiveness within the areas of: (1) services access; (2)…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Library Research, Library Role

Nzotta, Briggs C. – International Library Review, 1987
Categorizes library personnel into three groups by their functions--public services, technical services, and management--and reports the results of a study which compared levels of job satisfaction between these groups. Factors which correlate with job satisfaction or dissatisfaction are identified. (CLB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Job Satisfaction, Library Personnel

Gregory, Vicki L. – Library and Information Science Research, 1988
Describes study that examined both currently operational and planned programs where academic libraries are involved in cooperative programs either financed or encouraged by state coordinating agencies of higher education. Limitations of the study are discussed, and a questionnaire and interview questions are appended. (eight references)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cooperative Programs, Educational Finance, Higher Education
Ostler, Larry – 1985
A study was undertaken to develop a strategic plan for the Information Services Division of the Harold B. Lee Library (HBLL) at Brigham Young University (Utah). A secondary purpose of the study was to produce a model for strategic planning for public service units of academic libraries in Utah. A questionnaire was sent to administrators of member…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Planning, Library Research
Bowie, Laura; Walker, Cornelia – 1982
This project report describes the development and implementation of a model of qualitative measures for evaluating the use of school library resources by students and teachers. It explains a record-keeping system for school librarians to use in tracing media from purchase, through processing, to eventual utilization. Using parts of sample…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Learning Resources Centers, Library Research, Media Selection
Mitchell, W. Bede, Ed. – 1984
This 1982-83 statistical survey of libraries at four-year colleges and universities, two-year colleges, law libraries and miscellaneous academic institutions in the Pacific Northwest provides relevant data for comparison and inventory purposes. A total of 129 institutions responded to the questionnaire which was administered by the Pacific…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans

Phenix, Katharine – 1983
One of a series of annual studies undertaken by the Library Research Center for and on behalf of the Illinois State Library, this report provides a detailed, question-by-question examination of the 143 responses (84% of the 170 Illinois academic libraries polled) to the 1981/82 Higher Education General Information Survey/Library General…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Higher Education, Library Collections
Busch, B. J., Ed.; Kurmey, William J., Ed. – 1986
This 1984-85 statistical survey of libraries at four-year colleges and universities, two-year colleges, law libraries, and miscellaneous academic institutions in the Pacific Northwest provides relevant data for comparison and inventory purposes. A total of 98 institutions responded to the questionnaire, which was administered by the Pacific…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans
Walker, Luise E., Ed. – 1988
This report is the fifth biennial survey of statistical information on 116 Pacific Northwest academic libraries. After an introduction which explains the data collection process and identifies some possible trends in the data, data tables present information for each of the institutions surveyed according to institutional category: four-year…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans

Van House, Nancy A.; Childers, Thomas – Library and Information Science Research, 1990
Describes the Public Library Effectiveness Study (PLES), which was designed to apply models and methods of organizational effectiveness research to public libraries. Indicators of public library effectiveness are described, factor analysis results are presented, implications for evaluating library performance are discussed, and further research is…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis, Interviews, Library Research
Shontz, Marilyn L. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1994
Describes a study of 13 techniques used to collect data from media centers in 11 schools on the school library media specialist's involvement in instructional consulting; student use of media programs; percentage of students that come to the center. Seven survey forms are reproduced and data collected from participating schools are given. (14…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Input Output Analysis, Learning Resources Centers, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
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