A statistical survey was made of the general condition and problems of the museum library, using a questionnaire sent to a random sample of 856 historical, art, science, and other museum libraries. (Author)

Distinguishes five main categories of special libraries in Singapore: those of private organizations, foreign governments, government departments, statutory boards, and regional organizations. Statistical data are provided for library holdings, professional staff employment, and subject profiles, and suggestions for improving various aspects of…

Discusses the collection by library managers of demand and use data from their own libraries on a regular basis as a means of answering management questions pertaining to the "cost" of information, staff productivity, and levels of service. Examples of statistical records and recommendations for collecting data are presented. (Author/JL)

A survey on the use of journals at the Soreq Nuclear Research Center Library was conducted to determine whether the allocation of the largest share of the total library budget to journal subscriptions is justified, and which journals are in low use and could thus be discontinued. The findings, including criteria developed for defining core…

In this discussion of recent theoretical and methodological developments in three selected areas of the social sciences--social indicators, social experimentation and evaluation, and longitudinal studies, attention is given to the growing availability of machine-readable data sets and to special archives and resources of interest to librarians.…

Statistical tables of data on business libraries in Japan cover staff, space, collections, budgets, committees, equipment, technical process, services, clientele, public relations, copying, and association affiliations. (LS)

Three solutions to the problem of treating compiled statistical data graphically are proposed. The first is based on the concept of index number and the other two are based on component-bar graphs. (2 references) (Author/NH)

The importance of machine readable data files (MRDF) produced as products of social science research is discussed, and formal and informal, short range and long range measures are suggested to increase the accessibility of information from policy makers, researchers, and students for librarians. (JPF)