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Feinberg, Renee – Library Journal, 1998
Examines implications of undergraduate students' patronage of Barnes & Noble bookstores instead of libraries. Students' reasons for preferring Barnes & Noble included the atmosphere; more materials and easier access; more convenient hours; and organization of materials that is easy to understand. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bookstores, Higher Education
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 1998
Discusses reference-use statistics in academic libraries. Highlights include new functions and resources, limits of traditional counting methods, ranking the sources, the Internet's impact on instruction, computer-assisted versus one-on-one instruction, and creative solutions to reference services. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Services, Internet
Borkowski, Casimir; And Others – Library Journal, 1981
Urges library administrators to reject the findings of the Kent Study concerning the curtailment of library acquisitions and the sharing of library materials. The Pittsburgh Senate Library Committee raises serious questions of flawed methodology in the conduct of the study. Seven references are listed. (RAA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bias, Cost Effectiveness, Library Acquisition
Palmer, Janet P.; Sandler, Mark – Library Journal, 2003
Discusses the choices academic libraries are making between digital collections and maintaining print collections and describes results of interviews with faculty at the University of Michigan that investigated their use of print and electronic journals. Topics include convenience; access; books versus journals; differences between subject areas;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Archives, Electronic Journals
Futas, Elizabeth; Vidor, David L. – Library Journal, 1986
Reports results of a survey sent to business school graduates from the classes of 1977 and 1983 on their use of libraries both currently and as students. Areas covered include: use of monographs versus journals and use of online services, public and corporate libraries, loose-leaf services, and popular current reading. (EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Business, Corporate Libraries, Graduate Students
Lettner, Loretta L.; And Others – Library Journal, 1985
Three articles present: results of survey of use of videocassettes and audiocassettes in academic and public libraries; (2) results of a survey of library collections of audiocassettes of books and their acceptance by patrons; and (3) a description of the operation of a videocircuit by a regional library system. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiotape Cassettes, Higher Education, Library Circulation
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 1999
Describes the results of a study of academic libraries that was conducted to determine what influences users when choosing an online database to search. Highlights include quality content; intuitive interfaces; convenient access; recommendations from library instruction or instructors; and the availability of full text. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Interfaces, Content Analysis