Thirty libraries, of 169 surveyed, used late-night study areas to extend library hours. Most study areas were open one to three hours after the library closed, and nine stayed open all night . Room counts at one university library showed that use was light after 2:00 a.m. (LS)

This paper hypothesizes (1) the softer the subject, or (2) the purer the subject, or (3) the more a subject can be characterized as life-oriented, the greater the number of books that will be charged. Interaction and higher order (polynomial) combinations between the three characteristics are also hypothesized. A scale value for each…

A simple means of estimating patron use is described. Over a year's time about 100 observations were obtained which were extrapolated to produce estimates of library use by hour, day of week, month, and university term. (Author)

A simple survey method is outlined, whereby readers record the non-availability of books known to be held by the library. The survey has been installed at four university libraries, but the results from only one library are considered. (3 references) (Author/NH)

An analysis of the extent of library instruction given to readers, based on a survey of 100 readers at Rajasthan University Library, Jaipur, India. Suggestions are made for improving the service to readers in the university. (Author)

During the spring semester of 1975, a survey was taken of the faculty and graduate student users of the Geoscience Department Library at Purdue. This document supplies details concerning the data collection; it also summarizes conclusions and recommendations about the adequacy of services and the need for alterations and improvements. (EMH)

A survey collected recorded library circulation statistics for 241 four-year liberal arts colleges and universities. While the survey identified several libraries with comparatively high circulation averages, it also indicated that for a great many institutions the per student rate of circulation books remains about the same as it was over 35…

The report of the Five Associated University Libraries (FAUL) Access Committee describes procedures for increasing ease of access to FAUL holdings by its user populations, as developed within the two-year period from 1968-1970. Brief descriptions of the activities of the Committee covering: in-person borrowing privileges, circulation system…

A survey of faculty and student usage of the reserve book collection at St. Cloud State College negated the original hypothesis of the author that the faculty helps to promote college library objectives by sagacious selection of reserve materials. Ideally, a reserve book collection should be made up of those books which are essential to the study…

Questionnaires completed by library catalog users revealed that catalogs are more widely used in academic libraries than in public libraries, especially at the county level. Guidance in use of the catalog by librarians promotes use by library patrons. Reasons for non-use and methods of using the catalog were surveyed. (4 references) (SJ)

Plans by which academic libraries receive all the titles of a publisher's or book jobber's output are increasingly popular. A study was conducted to find out if there was a significant difference in utility between books acquired on these approval plans and books selected by librarians in the traditional way. (LS)

The developmental process and rapid growth of a library create various problems which surround the services offered to patrons. The library should possess accurate information concerning all aspects of its operation and be aware of its measure of usefulness, thus necessitating periodic re-appraisal of the existing situation and assessing questions…

This study was undertaken to determine whether the libraries of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the College of the Holy Cross, and Clark University should be merged. Four types of data were collected: (1) objective--quantitative analyses of faculty and student use of the libraries and collection duplication/triplication; (2) subjective--opinions…

A checklist of bibliographies available from the Reference Department of the Indiana State University Library was mailed to each member of the faculty and administrative staff in an effort to improve communications. The list included bibliographies which has been compiled by the library staff within the past five years. Two hundred persons (out of…

At California State University, Long Beach, 1263 students and faculty members responded to a questionnaire regarding the university library. The four part instrument questioned the respondents' faculty position or student class, course level, and major; their use of the library, both type and frequency; attitudes toward staff, collection, and…