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Peer reviewedSone, Akio – Library and Information Science Research, 1988
This study applied discrete choice analysis to the modeling of public library use and choice behavior. Five library use models and two library choice models were estimated from data obtained by a citizen survey in Kashiwa City, Japan. A library choice model was applied to predicting users' library choice under alternative library policies. (17…
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Foreign Countries, Library Policy, Models
Peer reviewedHarris, Roma; Sue-Chan, Christina – Library and Information Science Research, 1988
Reports on a survey of Ontario public library users and university students about the work of librarians and lawyers. Results in the following areas are discussed and compared for lawyers and librarians: perceptions of the work done; salary estimates; prestige; intelligence; and percentage of males in the field. (16 references) (MES)
Descriptors: College Students, Correlation, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedWilkinson, Margaret Ann; Allen, Bryce – Library and Information Science Research, 1991
Survey of adult Canadian library users focused on defining "seniors," and determining their awareness of library programing and needs for further programing aimed specifically at older adults. Results indicated that, in an era of fiscal restraint, librarians need to be wary of improving services to seniors at the expense of other…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Library Services, Older Adults
Peer reviewedMittermeyer, Diane – Library and Information Science Research, 1989
Describes a study that (1) compared the amount of professional input into the decision-making process between board administered and municipally integrated public libraries, and (2) examined the relationships between levels of centralization (participation in decision making and hierarchy of authority), complexity (occupational specialties,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Governing Boards, Librarian Attitudes
Peer reviewedCalvert, Philip J.; Cullen, Rowena J. – Library and Information Science Research, 1994
New Zealand librarians, using 95 indicators of performance, rated their libraries highest on service indicators and lowest on local government relations. Factor analysis was used to derive 13 dimensions of effectiveness. The indicators ranked highest in a prior survey of stakeholders are spread across nine of the dimensions, which fit four models…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Librarians
Peer reviewedCullen, Rowena J.; Calvert, Philip J. – Library and Information Science Research, 1993
Study of New Zealand public library effectiveness duplicates research by Childers and Van House which examined the multiple constituencies model of organizational effectiveness. Librarians, users, and councillors rated performance indicators identified from the literature, and similarities and differences between the two studies are reported. A…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHebert, Francoise – Library and Information Science Research, 1994
Describes a study that investigated the quality of interlibrary loan services in Canadian public libraries from the library's and the user's perspectives and then compared results. Measures of interlibrary loan performance are reviewed; an alternative conceptualization of service quality is discussed; and SERVQUAL, a measure of service quality, is…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedShoham, Snunith; And Others – Library and Information Science Research, 1990
Describes a study of the Tel Aviv library system that examined the factors influencing the service range distances of branch libraries and the differences among them in amount of library use. The literature of spatial aspects of public services is reviewed, the geostatistical methodology is explained, and socioeconomic factors are discussed. (19…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Case Studies, Correlation, Foreign Countries
