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The Emperor's New Clothes? Problems of the User Survey as a Planning Tool in Academic Libraries.

Peer reviewed

Schlichter, Doris J.; Pemberton, J. Michael – College and Research Libraries, 1992

Literature analysis indicates that surveys are not widely used in the planning process for academic libraries because of difficulties with design of user studies, translation of survey results into management decisions, and acceptance of survey data by librarians. Trends such as competition from private information sources will force a change in…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Librarian Attitudes

Organizational Commitment of Professional Employees in Union and Nonunion Research Libraries.

Peer reviewed

Hovekamp, Tina Maragou – College and Research Libraries, 1994

Examines organizational commitment in unionized and nonunionized research libraries based on a survey of 400 professional employees at 26 libraries. Organizational commitment was studied in relation to union presence, union membership status, and union commitment. (Contains 22 references.) (KRN)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Librarian Attitudes, Librarians