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College and Research Libraries | 4 |
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Marron, Harvey | 1 |
McCaghy, Dawn | 1 |
Nelson, Jerold | 1 |
Purcell, Gary R. | 1 |
Rubenstein, Albert H. | 1 |
Sullivan, Patricia | 1 |
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McCaghy, Dawn; Purcell, Gary R. – College and Research Libraries, 1972
The findings in a survey of faculty use of government documents at Case Western Reserve University indicate how document users locate the materials they need, the users' familiarity with standard indexes to public documents, the age of government publications most frequently consulted, and other patterns of use. (2 references) (Author/MM)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Government Publications, Information Utilization, Library Surveys

Nelson, Jerold – College and Research Libraries, 1973
A survey of the faculties at six colleges was undertaken to measure the degree to which the libraries of those institutions were communicating with the faculty concerning the availability of various references services. The results demonstrated that the average faculty member was aware of barely half the services actually available. (11…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Utilization

Marron, Harvey; Sullivan, Patricia – College and Research Libraries, 1971
A survey of the information resources and dissemination techniques now available is presented which, it is hoped, will stimulate the use and further expansion of similar efforts in other fields of education. (5 references) (NH)
Descriptors: Education, Information Centers, Information Dissemination, Information Services

Rubenstein, Albert H.; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1973
Medical researchers, clinical specialists, and their supervisors covered by this survey, did not make frequent use of the services of research librarians, even after these services were specifically introduced to them. The potential value of a research librarian seems to depend upon the early education of the researcher and his awareness of the…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Seeking, Information Sources, Information Utilization