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Moving beyond Assumptions: The Use of Virtual Reference Data in an Academic Library
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Nolen, David S.; Powers, Amanda Clay; Zhang, Li; Xu, Yue; Cannady, Rachel E.; Li, Judy – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2012
The Mississippi State University Libraries' Virtual Reference Service collected statistics about virtual reference usage. Analysis of the data collected by an entry survey from chat and e-mail transactions provided librarians with concrete information about what patron groups were the highest and lowest users of virtual reference services. These…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Reference Services, Computer Mediated Communication
"Zones of Tolerance" in Perceptions of Library Service Quality: A LibQUAL+[TM] Study.
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Cook, Colleen; Heath, Fred M.; Thompson, Bruce – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2003
One of the two major ways of interpreting LibQUAL+[TM] data involves placing perceived service quality ratings within "zones of tolerance" defined as the distances between minimally-acceptable and desired service quality levels. This study compared zones of tolerance on the 25 LibQUAL+[TM] items across undergraduate, graduate student and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Library Research
The Effect Of Bibliographic Instruction on the Demand for Reference Services.
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Saunders, E. Stewart – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2003
If the effect of bibliographic instruction is to create a more self-reliant library user and information-seeker, does this mean that bibliographic instruction programs lead to a decline in the demand for reference services? This research analyzes data for 83 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) academic libraries over a six-year period. Each…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Library Instruction
The Viability of Live Online Reference: An Assessment
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Horowitz, Lisa R.; Flanagan, Patricia A.; Helman, Deborah L. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2005
The MIT Libraries enthusiastically implemented real-time online reference service in September 2001. After 15 months, Ask Us!--Live was suspended due to ongoing software problems. This article describes the four-part assessment of the service with recommendations for the future. (Contains 6 figures and 21 notes.)
Descriptors: Reference Services, Formative Evaluation, Computer Mediated Communication, Communication Research