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Lamb, Connie – Online, 1981
Reports on a survey of 47 academic library online facilities. Data gathered on finances, number of searches conducted, patrons served, sytems accessed, equipment used, procedures, promotion, and other facets are summarized. (FM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Retrieval, Library Services, Library Surveys
Woy, James B. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1983
Reports results of 1983 survey of 25 public libraries and 1981 survey of 11 public libraries, both of which focused on facets of online information services--user fees, databases, documentation, equipment, miscellaneous services, and subject areas searched. The 1983 questionnaire and seven sources are appended. (EJS)
Descriptors: Databases, Fees, Library Services, Library Surveys
Hitchingham, Eileen; And Others – Online, 1984
Discusses results of mail survey eliciting 180 responses from libraries concerning reference use of online databases. Reference database users profile, activity levels and online use, acceptance by librarians of online ready reference searching, administrative considerations, print materials and online availability, and ready reference questions…
Descriptors: Databases, Library Administration, Library Services, Library Surveys
Menges, Gary L. – 1978
The Texas Information Exchange (TIE) is a state-wide library network organized in 1967 for the purpose of sharing resources among Texas libraries. Its membership includes 37 college and university libraries, the Texas State Library, and ten public libraries that serve as Major Resource Centers in the Texas State Library Communications Network. In…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Networks, Library Surveys, Online Systems
Lynch, Mary Jo – American Libraries, 1982
Briefly summarizes the results of a recent American Library Association (ALA) study on "Financing Online Search Services in Publicly Supported Libraries." The background of the survey, the general patterns revealed by responses concerning the kinds of fees charged to users, and the availability of the complete study are included. (JL)
Descriptors: Costs, Fees, Information Retrieval, Library Services
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Lynch, Mary Jo – RQ, 1982
Presents the results of a survey conducted by the ALA Office for Research to determine current practices with respect to the financing of online services in public libraries. Special emphasis is placed upon questions surrounding the imposition of user fees for such services. Seven tables summarize the data. (JL)
Descriptors: Costs, Fees, Financial Support, Library Services
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Lawton, Stephen B. – Canadian Library Journal, 1981
Discusses the results of a 1979 survey of Canadian libraries in postsecondary education to determine the extent to which library automation is being used. (CHC)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Automation, Library Surveys
Perdue, Bob; Piotrowski, Chris – 1990
This study examined current information retrieval strategies used by online searchers involved in psychological research. A survey was distributed in fall 1988 to 200 database coordinators at institutions of higher education throughout the United States to obtain information on the databases accessed and use of multi-database options. The response…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Library Surveys
Salomon, Kristine; Burgess, Curt – 1982
A nationwide survey of online searchers at 150 college and university libraries was conducted to explore various characteristics of this group. From a sample of 380 searchers representing 85 libraries, 201 surveys (52.9%) were returned, and 198 responses were usable. Variables examined include online training, searcher experience, professional…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Library Personnel
Durkin, Kay; Dolan, Donna R. – 1980
The use of online searching by reference librarians to provide actual answers and not just bibliographies or current awareness printouts has the potential to save time and money for the reference department. The quick reference service can actually promote rather than compete with the library's online search service for in depth subject searching.…
Descriptors: Databases, Indexes, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking
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Beeler, Richard J.; Lueck, Antoinette L. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1984
A survey of 133 academic libraries reveals that most make online bibliographic retrieval services available to off-campus clients at prices higher than those charged to primary patrons. Extra charges are not inconsequential, being approximately $15/search or 38 percent of search costs. Eight references, questionnaire, and list of online vendors…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Collection, Fees, Higher Education
Antony, Arthur; Graziano, Eugene – 1980
This report describes a survey conducted by the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) in which a questionnaire was sent to 101 research libraries in order to determine what their policies and practices were with respect to the promotion of user-access to online computerized bibliographic database services. Sixty usable responses were…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Advertising, Bibliographies, Higher Education
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McClure, Charles R. – Microform Review, 1981
The findings of a survey of depository librarians' involvement in and training in the use of online database searching, access to online terminals, and acquisition of microformatted government publications online are presented and discussed. Recommendations are made for increasing such involvement, and a 26-item bibliography is included. (CHC)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Depository Libraries, Government Publications
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Kovacs, Diane K. – CD-ROM Professional, 1992
Reports results of a survey of depository libraries that gathered information on which CD-ROM databases distributed by the Government Printing Office are received and public access to these databases. Addresses and details of equipment used for public access for the 41 responding libraries are provided, and a list of selected databases is…
Descriptors: Databases, Depository Libraries, Government Publications, Information Dissemination
White, Phillip M. – 1981
Based on a survey of 160 Texas college and university libraries, this study reports on their access to and usage of 3 online information retrieval systems: Bibliographic Retrieval Services (BRS), Lockheed's DIALOG Information Services, and System Development Corporation's ORBIT Information Retrieval System. The study finds that 24 percent of all…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Information Retrieval, Library Planning
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