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Fasick, Adele M.; England, Claire – 1977
This study, commissioned to investigate how well the collection and services of the Regina Public Library meet the educational and recreational needs of the children of Regina, has tried to answer these questions: For what purpose do children in Regina use the public library? How well are the informational and recreational needs of library users…
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Childrens Literature
Lyons, William; Phillips, Linda – 1987
A comprehensive survey of the faculty members and graduate teaching assistants at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), was conducted in April 1987 with a response rate of over 75% (N=1,275). The purpose of the questionnaire--a product of discussions with the Faculty Senate Library Committee and library and campus administrators--was to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Libraries, Delivery Systems, Higher Education
PDF pending restorationHammond, Carol, Ed. – 1991
The six papers in this collection address as many different topics. In "Circulation Desk Staff Amiability and Patron Satisfaction," Laureen Cardon and Nathan M. Smith describe a study at Brigham Young University which demonstrated that interpersonal relations training for circulation desk staff could improve patron satisfaction. Anna L.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Databases, Government Publications
Laite, Berkley; And Others – 1978
This self-study of the Ezra Lehman Library at Shippensburg State College presents the analyses and recommendations of two library task forces--one on organization, communication, goals and objectives, and one on user relations. The responsibility of the first group was to develop implementable recommendations for necessary or desirable changes in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Libraries, Library Administration, Library Circulation
Download full textFrankie, Suzanne O., Comp.; And Others – 1975
This statistical summary presents data on the library collections, interlibrary loans, expenditures, personnel, and Ph.D. programs from the 99 university and non-university members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). A separate table describes microform holdings by type. Member libraries are rank ordered on the following 13 factors:…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Librarians, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
Peer reviewedStewart, Alva W. – Special Libraries, 1984
Reports results of a 1972 onsite survey and a 1981 follow-up questionnaire survey examining purposes and programs of 11 selected United States urban research centers and their libraries. Center staff, publications and expenditures, and center libraries (purpose, collection size and subject areas, staffing patterns) are highlighted. (EJS)
Descriptors: Expenditures, Library Collections, Library Personnel, Periodicals
Peer reviewedSchloman, Barbara F.; And Others – RQ, 1989
Describes a survey that profiles faculty use and perceptions of the academic library and identifies specific predictors of faculty perceptions of library performance. Differences by rank and academic area are highlighted, and then used to develop action plans for overall liaison programs and for individual liaisons between libraries and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Higher Education
Hazen, Dan C. – 1994
This report offers a baseline survey of the retrospective strength of, access to, and preservation of Latin Americanist resources in North American libraries. Information about collections, online bibliographic control, and the need for preservation is derived from analyses of a 550-item sample of Latin Americanist materials published between 1935…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities
