Ninety-one randomly selected users of the University of Oregon map library were surveyed in a term project to determine user characteristics and opinions, and results were compared with a 1972 survey. Data were collected on user status, fields of study, reasons for use, frequency and time of use, type of materials used, and satisfaction with…

This study had four major goals: the analysis of resources and services of existing libraries in state agency offices in the Albany area; identification of successful services provided by other state libraries that might be adaptable to the needs of New York State; an assessment of the range and variety of current New York State Library services…

Nine Canadian health libraries participated in a pilot test of the Benchmarking Tool Kit between January and April, 1998. Although the Tool Kit was designed specifically for health libraries, the content and approach are useful to other types of libraries as well. Used to its full potential, benchmarking can provide a common measuring stick to…

In 1988, the State Agency Libraries of Texas (SALT) surveyed state agency librarians to review the classification of librarians within the state classification plan and to compare librarians with similar professionals in state government. Findings indicate that, while the most frequently occurring salary group for other professional titles with…

Describes use studies of CD-ROM products in American and western European academic, public, and special libraries. Comparative results of the surveys are reported, including effect of CD-ROMs on library use of online databases, difficulties with different vendors' search techniques, and desired subjects of optical products. (10 references) (LRW)

Information is provided on 217 public libraries, 65 academic libraries, and 164 special libraries in Oregon, as well as the Oregon State Library. Information is compiled from questionnaires completed by each library and other directory information sources. Data elements are based on those used in the Federal State Cooperative System for Public…

The second of two articles reporting on a study conducted at the J.A. Turner Professional Library, a professional education library in Canada, presents questionnaire and interview data on library services and resources for three groups of library users: school board senior administration, school board program coordinators, and university faculty.…

In the fall of 1998, the Connecticut Library Association, in cooperation with the State Library, surveyed Connecticut's libraries to examine the number and status of library assistant (LA) staff positions in the state. A total of 249 surveys were returned--a response rate of 22%. This report concludes that: there is a wide range of LA positions in…