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Job Satisfaction of Academic Librarians: An Examination of the Relationships between Satisfaction, Faculty Status, and Participation.
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Horenstein, Bonnie – College and Research Libraries, 1993
Reports on a study that examined the job satisfaction of academic librarians as related to faculty status, participation in academic affairs, and institutional decision making. Findings indicated that librarians with academic rank were more satisfied that nonfaculty or hybrid groups and that predictors of satisfaction included perceptions of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), Job Satisfaction, Librarians
Research Productivity and Publication Output: An Interdisciplinary Analysis.
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Schwartz, Charles A. – College and Research Libraries, 1991
Compares research productivity patterns in library science with those in other fields and explains why such factors as intellectual traits, educational experience, institutional support, and available time do not account for variations in scholarly output. Suggestions for different approaches for future research are given. (54 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Experience, Faculty Publishing, Interdisciplinary Approach
Using Time-Series Regression to Predict Academic Library Circulations.
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Brooks, Terrence A. – College and Research Libraries, 1984
Four methods were used to forecast monthly circulation totals in 15 midwestern academic libraries: dummy time-series regression, lagged time-series regression, simple average (straight-line forecasting), monthly average (naive forecasting). In tests of forecasting accuracy, dummy regression method and monthly mean method exhibited smallest average…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Analysis of Variance, Higher Education, Library Circulation
Reconciling Pragmatism, Equity, and Need in the Formula Allocation of Book and Serial Funds.
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Lowry, Charles B. – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Discusses the use of formula allocations for book and serial funds in academic libraries' collection development and proposes a matrix formula based on disciplinary needs and publishing patterns. Variables in the formula that are used to represent institutional goals at the University of Texas at Arlington are explained. (16 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Funding Formulas, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines
Attitudes toward Technology as Predictors of Online Catalog Usage.
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Noble, Grant; O'Connor, Steve – College and Research Libraries, 1986
A 15-item questionnaire was administered on the online catalog terminals at the University of New England (Australia) to assess student attitudes toward computer technology and the new online catalog, and identify predictors of future online catalog use. Data analyses defined two groups of respondents: "reluctant users" and "naive enthusiasts."…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Attitude Measures, Computers, Discriminant Analysis
A Queueing Study of Public Catalog Use.
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Sage, Charles; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1981
Analyzes queueing statistics to determine their utility in predicting catalog usage and the relationships between card and serials catalogs and to pinpoint peak catalog usage. This measurement should provide one factor in a simulation model to accurately predict the number of catalog devices needed for alternative catalog formats. Eight references…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Output Microfilm, Higher Education, Information Seeking