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The Censorship Phenomenon in College and Research Libraries: An Investigation of the Canadian Prairie Provinces, 1980-1985.
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Schrader, Alvin M.; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1989
Describes a survey of 47 postsecondary educational institutions in three prairie provinces of Canada that examined the extent of pressures to remove, relocate, or reclassify library materials between 1980 and 1985, and the effectiveness of written selection policies in dealing with such pressures. Specific censorship incidents are reported in…
Descriptors: Censorship, College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
The Use of Books within the Library.
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Selth, Jeff; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1992
This study examined circulation and inhouse use of 13,029 randomly selected volumes--both serials and monographs in all subject areas--in a university library over a 7-year period. Results challenged inference of internal use from circulation figures and the appropriateness of weeding based on lack of circulation alone. A 26-item chronological…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development
On the Merits of Direct Observation of Periodical Usage: An Empirical Study.
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Bustion, Marifran; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1992
An auxiliary study of the direct observation method for counting periodical usage in Evans Library at Texas A&M University found that student observations contain substantial error and that aggregation problems and cost issues are fundamental constraints to this method. Concludes direct observation may be useful in calibrating the results of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, Field Tests, Higher Education
Using a Turnkey Automated System to Support Collection Assessment.
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Baker, Robert K. – College and Research Libraries, 1990
Discusses the benefits of the library collection assessment process, and describes how a small community college library is using a turnkey automated system and a microcomputer-based database program to generate special reports and statistical profiles to support an ongoing collection assessment project. (Eight references) (CLB)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Database Management Systems, Evaluation
The Effectiveness of Book Selection Agents in a Small Academic Library.
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Millson-Martula, Christopher – College and Research Libraries, 1985
This article describes study of the relative effectiveness of classroom faculty and librarians as book selection agents in a small urban commuter college located in Chicago, Illinois. Use of history section of collection, hypotheses tested, data collection and analysis, circulation activity, and comparative data are highlighted. Eight references…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Libraries, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing