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Involvement in Curriculum Change.
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Pasterczyk, Catherine E. – College and Research Libraries, 1986
A survey of heads of collection development in 104 academic libraries was conducted to determine usefulness of information sources on curriculum change for selectors and extent of library involvement in planning such changes. Procedures developed at University of New Mexico and other universities are highlighted. Questionnaire is appended. (24…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
The Types and Needs of Academic Library Users: A Case Study of 6,568 Responses
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Rzasa, Philip V.; Moriarty, John H. – College and Research Libraries, 1970
Responses to a Library User's Questionnaire were analyzed by use of a chi-square statistic to determine whether the faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates were homogeneous with respect to their primary and secondary reasons for visiting the library, and also with respect to the library materials used. (Author)
Descriptors: Faculty, Graduate Students, Library Materials, Questionnaires
The Solicitation, Appraisal, and Acquisition of Faculty Papers.
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Honhart, Frederick L. – College and Research Libraries, 1983
Investigates collection of faculty papers by university archives, examining criteria for determining which faculty member's papers to solicit and discussing problems associated with appraisal and acquisition of such papers. Data gathered from questionnaire sent to archives in United States and Canada are discussed and conclusions drawn. Nine…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, College Faculty, Higher Education
Theft and Mutilation of Library Materials.
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Pedersen, Terri L. – College and Research Libraries, 1990
Describes a questionnaire survey of undergraduate students that examined four issues related to theft and mutilation of library materials: (1) the attitudes and characteristics of students involved in these activities; (2) how these activities are accomplished; (3) the proportion of students responsible; and (4) preventive measures that students…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Materials, Prevention
Nineteenth-Century Periodicals: Preservation Decision Making at College Libraries.
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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
Application of a Methodology Analyzing User Frustration.
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Rinkel, Gene K; McCandless, Patricia – College and Research Libraries, 1983
A user satisfaction study undertaken at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign library to demonstrate and analyze an application of Kantor branching analysis of user frustration monitored direct and partially controlled user access to materials. Satisfaction rates and causes of user frustration are discussed. Eleven references and user group…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Library Materials