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Towards an Understanding of Annual Reports of University and Technikon Libraries in South Africa.
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Swanepoel, A. J.; Smit, I. P. J. – College & Research Libraries, 2003
Reports the findings of a survey of South African university and technikon libraries that investigated annual reports and their use outside of the issuing institution. Highlights include the purpose of annual reports; issues included; recipients of the reports; promotion and distribution; availability; and feedback. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Feedback, Foreign Countries
Making the Transition from Print to Electronic Serial Collections: A New Model for Academic Chemistry Libraries?
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Chrzastowski, Tina E. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2003
Proposes a new model for an academic chemistry library based on experiences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in which primary access to journals is electronic and print journals are archived unbound in a remote storage facility following local access for one year. Discusses results of a feasibility study. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Chemistry, Electronic Journals
Changing Use Patterns of Print Journals in the Digital Age: Impacts of Electronic Equivalents on Print Chemistry Journal Use.
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Vaughan, K. T. L. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2003
Examines the short-term effects of online availability on the use of print chemistry journals based on a study at Duke University Chemistry Library. Discusses results that showed a diminished use of the print collection and considers implications for collection management in scientific and technical libraries. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Chemistry, Electronic Journals, Higher Education
The History of Women in Botany and Science at the Herbarium Library: Evaluation for Historical Research.
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Wicker, Sandra J. – 1997
Evaluating library collections by comparing them to bibliographies has a long history in research libraries. This evaluative study examined all 107 titles within the "Women in Botany" section of the Herbarium Library at The Ohio State University (OSU). The Herbarium is not part of the OSU Library system, but functions as a satellite to…
Descriptors: Botany, Higher Education, Horticulture, Library Collection Development
User Perceptions of Current Awareness Services: A Faculty Survey.
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Fernandez, Leila – Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship, 2002
Discusses results of a science faculty survey conducted at York University to determine researchers' use of current awareness services, including print and Web-based services. Considers differences between science disciplines and implications for future library services and includes a copy of the survey. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
The Science Library Catalog: A Springboard for Information Literacy (and) Notes from ERIC.
Neuman, Delia, Ed.; And Others – School Library Media Quarterly, 1996
Outlines the cognitive theories influencing the Science Library Catalog's (SLC) design; describes the catalog itself; explains research based on the SLC; and discusses research results, emphasizing findings that are most relevant to school library media specialists developing children's information skills. An annotated bibliography of 14 related…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Behavior Theories, Children, Cognitive Processes