Thirty libraries, of 169 surveyed, used late-night study areas to extend library hours. Most study areas were open one to three hours after the library closed, and nine stayed open all night . Room counts at one university library showed that use was light after 2:00 a.m. (LS)

At Georgia Tech faculty are provided remote bibliographic access to the library through microfiche copies of the card catalog and remote physical access through a delivery system. (Author/PF)

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…

Visually impaired students at Ohio State University were queried by telephone interview regarding their need for specialized library services and for optical or reading aids. Interest in special services was indicated, but students did not express substantial need for a varied collection of specialized reading aids. (JAB) (JAB)

Reports the findings of a survey of 226 faculty members in the social sciences at the University of Illinois concerning their use of serials. Information regarding their serial needs, patterns of use, and the usefulness of specified services is presented, and means of improving service despite budgetary restraints are discussed. (Author/JD)

Review of research on online public access catalogs sponsored by Council on Library Resources notes the scope and method (questionnaires administered to catalog users and nonusers in 29 participating institutions) and findings and applications (including organizational setting and computer system, catalog use and satisfaction, and implications).…

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…

Summarizes a study of the use of reference service at Sterling Memorial Library, the central research library of Yale University. (PF)

Study of student use and perceptions of residence hall libraries at Indiana University (telephone survey in residence centers, user survey in libraries) reveals that students do use such libraries. Magazine and newspaper collections are used most frequently; records, audiocassettes, class-related materials, and study space are also popular. (7…

Presents results of survey of 64 Illinois academic institutions which was conducted to determine library use of nonprofessionals at the reference/information desk. Characteristics of nonprofessionals, use patterns and desk hours staffed by nonprofessionals, referral and training, and trends for desk staffing are discussed. (Eight references are…

This study on the relationship between user preferences, library characteristics, and library use, employed a sample of 655 students in five medical schools. Findings, which support some traditional principles relating library characteristics to use, indicate that neither availability of audiovisual materials nor comfortable physical environment…

Discusses references collections in academic libraries and offers guidelines for placing materials in a reference collection that focus on their suitability for true reference functions and the expected frequency of use. Problems with poorly managed collections are discussed, and the importance of selection policies and weeding are emphasized. (37…

Raises questions about influence of present reference practice on library user perceptions of the librarian as information intermediary and on user ability to distinguish between librarians and other staff. Questions are discussed within context of client-professional relationship, using data from study of users of three midwestern university…

Discussion of the influence of library catalog use studies on cataloging codes and practices focuses on a study of reference staff members at three Association of Research Libraries academic libraries that was conducted to determine their use of bibliographic record elements. Records in online catalogs and bibliographic utilities are examined, and…

Research findings of academic library use studies demonstrate relatively low use of library may be the future trend: 12.2% of students never use library, 29.6% use library once a week, 5.2% of faculty never use library, 31.9% use library once a week. Forty-four references are included. (EJS)