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Schmitt, John P.; Saunders, Stewart – College and Research Libraries, 1983
To examine relationship between strength of book reviews in "Choice" and subsequent circulation of titles reviewed, authors drew sample of reviews from "Choice," ranked reviews according to reviewer's opinion of book, determined frequency of circulation in Purdue General Library, and correlated frequency with strength of…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, College Libraries, Correlation, Higher Education

Jacobs, Donna – College and Research Libraries, 1991
Discussion of deteriorating library materials focuses on a study that investigated preservation activities at the Oberlin Group of college libraries of nineteenth-century American and British periodicals. Results from the study and from a review of the literature are used to help develop a model for preservation decision making. (12 references)…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Metz, Paul; Litchfield, Charles A. – College and Research Libraries, 1988
Examines data on circulation and in-house use of academic library collections to assess differences according to use, measurement technique, and time period. The discussion examines differences in current periodical use and other kinds of uses, differences between circulation and in-house use, and the reliability of short sampling periods. (13…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Higher Education