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Peer reviewedDavis, Charles H.; Shaw, Debora – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1979
Random samples of monographic materials from U.S. and Canadian public libraries were matched with collections from similar libraries of different sizes. Strong positive correlation appears between percentage find rate and target library size, with regression analysis suggesting linearity over a wide range of collection sizes. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Graphs, Library Collections, Library Networks
Peer reviewedCveljo, K. – International Library Review, 1985
This overview of the development of scientific and technical libraries in the United States highlights changes since World War II and present-day characteristics, role of the information manager, planning process, fiscal management, collection management, services, impact of technology, networking, marketing library services, and implications for…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, History, Library Administration, Library Collections
Reed-Scott, Jutta – 1988
The Association of Research Libraries' Office of Management Services (OMS), working with the Research Libraries Group, Inc. (RLG), began the North American Collections Inventory Project (NCIP) in July 1983 as a cooperative effort intended eventually to involve research libraries throughout the United States and Canada. The project's long-term goal…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
