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An Interview with Karen Glover
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Power, June – Journal of Access Services, 2011
This article presents an interview with Karen Glover of Georgia Tech, a key person behind the planning of the Access Services Conference held last fall, and now going into its second year. Glover started working in libraries as a part-time library assistant at her local public library during her high school years. She later became a Circulation…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Public Libraries, Information Sources, Department Heads
Statistical Sources of Information on Canadian Public Libraries.
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Kokich, George J. V. – Canadian Library Journal, 1981
Discusses difficulties involved in locating sources of statistical information on public libraries in Canada and describes a study conducted to identify and evaluate various sources of such information. An 18-item bibliography is provided. (CHC)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Sources, Library Research, Literature Reviews
With Our Eye on the User: Needed Research for Information and Referral in the Public Library
Zweizig, Douglas L. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1976
Identifies the future research needs of information and referral services in public libraries. The major theme is that emphasis must be given to users--both present and potential users of public libraries. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Information Services, Information Needs, Information Sources
Public Library Use of Statistics: A Survey Report.
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Liu, Yan Quan; Zweizig, Douglas – Public Libraries, 2000
Compares directors' use of Public Library Data Service statistics and Federal-State Cooperative System for Public Library Data statistics to show how directors make use of statistics and to highlight the statistical information that directors find particularly useful. The survey addressed: last time of use; ways of use; frequency of use of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Information Services, Information Sources
Survey of Non-Depository Libraries concerning Federal Depository Library Service in Western New York.
Smith, Karen F., Comp. – 1982
In May 1982 a questionnaire eliciting information about federal document needs and the experiences of librarians in libraries that are not depositories was mailed to more than 150 libraries in the Western New York region. Replies were received from 57 libraries: approximately 20% from college libraries; 50% from public libraries; and 30% from…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Depository Libraries, Government Publications, Information Needs
Rural Libraries. A Forum for Rural Library Service. Volume XI, No. 1 and No. 2, 1991.
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Sheller, Rebekah, Ed. – Rural Libraries, 1991
These volumes report on investigation, activities, and viewpoints related to rural library service. Topics covered are the role of rural libraries, the needs and characteristics of its users, the characteristics of its trustees, difference in operation and information service between rural and urban libraries, and the role of technology in helping…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Distance Education, Financial Problems, Higher Education
A Directory of Reference and Research Library Resources Systems in New York State.
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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Library Development. – 1972
Current data on the officers, trustees, and member institutions of the Reference and Research Library Resources (3R's) systems in New York State are provided in this directory. Institutional data contain the names and addresses of member institutions, the name of the librarian or library director, the library's telephone number, and teletype…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Decentralization, Directories, Information Sources