Updates a storage cost model for academic library collections by examining how changes in construction costs and circulation costs affect the choices of an alternative book storage strategy. Results show that the most economical alternative for a large range of construction and circulation cost alternatives is to convert existing ground space to…

A survey of 4,084 Canadian continuing education students investigated patterns of library service use and factors influencing them, including student characteristics, perceptions of problems limiting library use (for example, collection adequacy, hours, access to materials), and characteristics of the student's program of study (for example,…

This description of the simulated school library of the Salisbury College curriculum laboratory explains its operation and development in a small college setting. Sections provide an overview of the laboratory's collections, physical arrangement, and use. Included are handouts given to students which describe the facility's philosophy and…