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Turock, Betty J. – Library and Information Science Research, 1986
A model for the organization of multitype library networks was tested on the l43 networks in the United States with public, academic, school, and special library members. Eight indicators of organization and their interdependence were measured: planning, governance, funding, communication and delivery, configuration, administration, evaluation,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Financial Support

Shoham, Snunith; And Others – Library and Information Science Research, 1990
Describes a study of the Tel Aviv library system that examined the factors influencing the service range distances of branch libraries and the differences among them in amount of library use. The literature of spatial aspects of public services is reviewed, the geostatistical methodology is explained, and socioeconomic factors are discussed. (19…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Case Studies, Correlation, Foreign Countries

Kuhlthau, Carol Collier – Library and Information Science Research, 1988
Presents longitudinal case studies of four students in high school and after completion of college to compare their perceptions of the information search process in libraries. Library user studies are discussed, a model of the search process is described, and implications for the design of information systems are suggested. (36 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Higher Education, Information Needs, Information Systems

Sweetland, James H.; Weingand, Darlene E. – Library and Information Science Research, 1990
Discussion of interlibrary loan transaction fees and their effect on user requests focuses on a case study of the library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Comparisons are made between charging and noncharging conditions, and it was found that only public libraries showed a decrease in interlibrary loans after fees were initiated. (31…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Fees