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Peer reviewedSmith, Ester Gottlieb – Library and Information Science Research, 1984
Report on survey of 160 public libraries highlights characteristics of libraries involved in literacy education, incentives and barriers, services provided, populations served, library staff, materials and equipment, library participation in cooperative literacy efforts, and budget and funding sources. A recommended approach to library involvement…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Institutional Cooperation, Library Collections, Library Personnel
Peer reviewedWang, Chih – Library and Information Science Research, 1985
Describes a practical study to demonstrate trend analysis and several related statistical instruments that can be applied to library research, presents possible topic for full study, and substantiates author's view on future of libraries. An overall analysis of variance is presented and examples of data analysis are appended. (13 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Peer reviewedMcCain, Katherine W. – Library and Information Science Research, 1992
Reports results of a study that examined academic library holdings for core journals in genetics and economics to identify quantitative and qualitative journal characteristics that are predictors of the number of libraries subscribing to the journal. Variables investigated include subject area, publisher, price, longevity, impact factor, prestige…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliometrics, Economics, Genetics
Peer reviewedMcGrath, William E.; And Others – Library and Information Science Research, 1988
Four models for conceptualizing a circulation matrix containing the number of books borrowed according to subject and majors of student borrowers compare (1) majors; (2) subjects; (3) disciplines, suppressing the distinction between majors and subjects; and (4) majors with subjects. Results of multidimensional scaling analysis of the models are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Circulation, Library Collections
Peer reviewedCoady, Reginald P. – Library and Information Science Research, 1986
Comparison of return rates of materials from Ohio State University Libraries to other home loan studies for academic staff and students indicates that due date may be less important than previously thought, and publicity should be tested as means to encourage students to return materials at earlier date. (12 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Libraries, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedWallace, Danny P.; Boyce, Bert R. – Library and Information Science Research, 1989
Describes a study that compared holdings figures from the OCLC database to productivity measures from the "Journal Citation Reports" section of "Science Citation Index" and publisher circulation figures to determine whether there is a systematic relationship between easily gathered holdings and circulation figures and less…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Evaluation Criteria, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedShaw, Debora – Library and Information Science Research, 1991
Study of library holdings on OCLC compared with book reviews listed in "Book Review Index" showed a positive correlation between the number of reviews a book received and the number of libraries holding it. Positive and negative reviews were not differentiated, and the correlation was strongest with general and science fiction, weakest…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Book Reviews, Correlation, Fiction
