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LeMaistre, Tiffany; Embry, Rebecka L.; Van Zandt, Lindsey L.; Bailey, Diane E. – Library Quarterly, 2012
In a comparative field study of ten libraries, we show how technological advances in electronic and digital resources have led to an onslaught of technology questions at the reference desk while prompting new and challenging work away from the desk. Libraries in our sample varied in their approaches to dealing with technological change, with…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Academic Libraries, Reference Services, Librarians
Durrance, Joan C. – Library Journal, 1989
This study examined the influence of (1) the setting of the reference interview on the interaction and (2) accuracy and the librarian's behavior on the success of the reference interview. Tables display correlations between the interpersonal, interviewing and listening, and searching skills of the librarian with the patron's willingness to return…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Correlation, Interviews, Library Research
Deputy, Michele M. – 1995
The reference interview is a critical function of reference work; what a librarian says and does can either build a relationship of trust and satisfaction with patrons, or serve to distance them from librarians. This pilot study examined the attitudes of academic and public librarians toward the reference interview. Librarians from Kent State…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Behavior, Higher Education, Interviews
Bryant, Eric – Library Journal, 1995
A survey of gay and lesbian library services of 250 public and college libraries revealed small and insufficient collections, a lack of book lists and other guides, frequent challenges, and limited community outreach programs. Interviews with proactive responding librarians provide some strategies for change. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, Homosexuality, Interviews
Kreider, Louisa J. – 1990
Book condition surveys have been conducted in several large research libraries in the United States to determine the extent of book deterioration in those libraries. This paper outlines the steps for conducting a brittle book survey adapted from more comprehensive surveys to assess the extent of paper brittleness of the book collections in a small…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Interviews, Library Collections
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Bone, Janet – Canadian Library Journal, 1983
Discussion of current funding problems experienced by public, school, university, and special libraries in Nova Scotia indicates that cutbacks are causing staff layoffs and loss of purchasing power. Small public libraries are particularly affected, but new graduate librarians find employment, and free-lance librarians are extending service beyond…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgets, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education
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Hallmark, Julie; Garcia, C. Rebecca – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Presents results of interviews with automation administrators of 39 public and academic libraries that recently migrated to new automated systems. Topics discussed include motivation for migration, planning for implementation, technical decisions and considerations, training, publicity, and relations with vendors. A list of participating libraries…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Higher Education, Integrated Library Systems
American Library Association Video/Library Video Network, Towson, MD. – 1995
The staff of libraries and the populations they serve grow increasingly more diverse. Library users of different ethnic backgrounds, with different abilities and different needs, challenge libraries to be the place for everyone to get the information and materials they need. At the same time, library staffs should mirror the diverse population…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Communication Skills, Cultural Awareness
American Libraries, 1999
Presents an interview with two librarians who are participating in joint-use projects, one between a public library and a school library, and one between a public library and an academic library. Personnel, commingling collections, changing library roles, and governance boards are considered. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Governing Boards, Higher Education, Interviews
Dahl, Katherine – 1989
A librarian at the Western Illinois University Library examined a list of the approximately 380 current subscribers to the Alternative Press Index (API), which has been the only access point to most periodicals on the political left since its beginning in 1969, in order to see who and what kinds of libraries receive the index. The Library Bill of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Indexes, Interviews
Gardner, Joel, Ed. – Louisiana Library Association Bulletin, 1985
Theme issue shares experiences of librarians who have done oral history projects in school, parish, and university libraries throughout Louisiana. Articles cover the roles of the library and of oral history, how to begin projects, and how to involve students in the production of tapes and their organization for retrieval. (CDD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Audiotape Recordings, Elementary Secondary Education
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Hernon, Peter; McClure, Charles R. – Government Information Quarterly, 1986
Reports on the method and findings of a study which used unobtrusive testing to measure the accuracy and efficiency of search strategies by library personnel when dealing with the technical report literature. A copy of the test questions used in this study is appended. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Depository Libraries, Field Studies, Government Publications
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Forrest, Charles; And Others – Reference Services Review, 1989
Describes study that was designed to assess user interaction with InfoTrac, a computerized periodical index on optical disc that is accessed through workstations consisting of a microcomputer and printer. Use in three types of libraries--an undergraduate academic library, a graduate-level academic library, and a public library--is examined. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Printers, Graduate Study
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Harris, Roma M.; Tague, Jean M. – Library Quarterly, 1989
Presents results of intensive biographical interviews with male and female directors of academic, government, and large public library systems across Canada to examine differences in career paths. Topics discussed include publication record; professional associations; mobility; preprofessional library work experience; administrative preparation;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Characteristics, Career Development, Career Planning
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Sheldon, Brooke E. – Library Trends, 1992
Discusses attributes of library leaders that are based on a study of library leaders from academic, public, and school libraries; library school deans; and national library association executives. Four recurring characteristics are highlighted: intensity; communication and listening skills; consistency and the ability to develop trust; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Characteristics, Deans, Elementary Secondary Education
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