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Organizational Commitment in Estonian University Libraries: A Review and Survey
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Kont, Kate-Riin; Jantson, Signe – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2014
The data used in this article is based on the reviewing of relevant literature to provide an overview of the concepts of organizational commitment, job security, and interpersonal relations, as well as on the results of the original online survey, conducted by the article's authors, held in 2012 in Estonian university libraries governed by public…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Online Surveys, Job Security
Librarians' Attitudes towards Marketing Library Services
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Aharony, Noa – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2009
This research set out to explore the attitudes of school, academic and public librarians towards marketing libraries. The main question that was examined is whether personality characteristics such as empowerment, extroversion and resistance to change influence librarians' attitudes towards the marketing of libraries. One hundred and fifty-six…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Public Libraries, Correlation, Library Services
Developing a Checklist for Qualitative Evaluation of Service Charters in Academic Libraries
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Pinto, Maria – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2008
In accordance with the recent philosophy of quality in higher education embraced by European institutions, a checklist for the qualitative evaluation of service charters in academic libraries is proposed. The checklist is based on the existing literature on the topic, not only the large number of research papers on quality issues in general, but…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Evaluation Criteria
The Effect of Distance on Public Library Use: A Literature Survey.
Palmer, E. Susan – Library Research, 1981
Reviews studies of historical and current trends in the library location theory; the relationship between distance and library users and variables, including available transportation, use motivation, and community awareness; and public facility location models such as central place theory and elastic demand. Extensive references, four figures, and…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Distance, Foreign Countries, Library Planning
Weeding the Forest Hill Branch of Toronto Public Library by the Slote Method: A Test Case.
McKee, Penelope – Library Research, 1981
Describes a two-part book circulation use study conducted to find a simple inexpensive and effective method of weeding a public library branch collection, to determine whether weeding increases circulation, and to compare results with Slote's results. Seven tables, one appendix, and 32 references are provided. (RBF)
Descriptors: Books, Branch Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Circulation
OPAC's at Five Ontario Universities: A Profile of Users and User Satisfaction.
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Cherry, Joan M.; Clinton, Marshall – Canadian Library Journal, 1992
Reports results of 1990 study that examined user satisfaction with OPACs (online public access catalogs) at 5 Ontario universities through interviews with 2,916 students and faculty members. Data on OPAC and computer experience, learning methods, and the effects of several variables on satisfaction are analyzed for the entire sample and for each…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Literacy, Foreign Countries, Higher Education