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Stevens, Norman D. – Library Journal, 1978
The Molesworth Institute conducted a year long experiment on the shelving practices of two academic libraries of comparable size, with similar user populations. Results show that the practice of leaving the middle two shelves empty for future expansion cannot be recommended. Measurements include accumulation of dirt; usage; and incidents of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Experiments, Library Facilities, Library Planning
Diefenbach, Dale Alan – Library Journal, 1971
A proposal for raising the reference quotient in large research libraries through instant classification is presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Classification, Information Retrieval, Information Utilization, Library Technical Processes
