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Peer reviewedHaggis, Sarah; Goulding, Anne – New Library World, 2003
Discusses alternative methods of providing public library service to one-house stop clients of mobile libraries in the United Kingdom. Investigated books by mail, village shop libraries, extending housebound service, and transporting clients to the library; calculated costs to compare with mobile library cost; and surveyed staff and client…
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedJohnson, Debra Wilcox; Rossiter, Martha Dennison – Public Libraries, 1986
Two Wisconsin public library systems conducted a planning process for library services to special needs users during 1985-86. The needs assessment process used and the results obtained are described in detail and the two approaches used are compared. (One library collected more qualitative data and the other more quantitative data.) (EM)
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Information Services
Peer reviewedHinton, Mellissa J.; Amodio, Susan – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 1995
Describes a survey of 213 day care centers and public libraries designed to show the extent of library programs for day care children and workers and whether they are meeting audience needs. Discussion includes rate of library use, type of services offered and used, and a comparison between services offered and services requested. (15 references)…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Comparative Analysis, Day Care Centers, Library Research
PDF pending restorationKrefman, Naomi, Comp.; Dwyer, Molly, Comp.; Krueger, Beth, Comp. – 1999
This statistical report on Michigan's libraries presents data provided by academic libraries, public libraries, public library cooperatives, and those public libraries that that serve as regional or subregional outlets to provide services for blind and physically handicapped patrons. For academic libraries, data are compiled from the 1998 academic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Internet
Quigley, Thomas; And Others – 1994
This report presents a systematic review of the literacy services of the Vancouver Public Library (British Columbia), both to determine if those activities met the needs and expectations of local adult learners and to see if those activities compared favorably with general standards and with other libraries' literacy services. Data was collected…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
