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Lipetz, Ben-Ami – Library Quarterly, 1972
The questions of when and how best to computerize the catalog of a large research library, and how to improve an existing conventional catalog, motivated a study of the utilization of the main catalog of the Yale University Library. The study was designed to provide a representative sample of catalog use. (7 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Catalogs, College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Library Automation
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Hodges, Theordora; Bloch, Uri – Library Quarterly, 1982
Presents and discusses the results of two studies undertaken at the University of California at Berkeley to determine the relative ease of using computer output microform (COM) library catalogs in rollfilm or fiche format for library users and library personnel. Two data tables and 11 references are included. (JL)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Output Microfilm, Higher Education
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Campbell, David E.; Shlechter, Theodore M. – Library Quarterly, 1979
Presents a research study using three data-gathering methods--interview, behavioral diary, and behavioral map--to determine the effect of library design on student behavior. The values of normative data and the methods used are discussed, and it is concluded that physical design may influence behavior and satisfaction. (CWM)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Building Design, College Libraries, Design Requirements
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Radford, Neil A. – Library Quarterly, 1983
Research conducted at Fisher Library, University of Sydney, which measured user failure to locate known items in catalog or on shelves, yielded overall failure rate of 35.9 percent (26.2 percent at catalog; 46.1 percent at shelf). User errors caused two-thirds of failures at catalog and more than half at shelf. Fifteen references are provided.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval