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Clark, Philip M.; Benson, James – RQ, 1985
Proposes and investigates feasibility of using three new variables in addition to simple activity counts in measuring reference services: (1) user questioning regardless of where activity occurs; (2) treating individual user and question as unit of analysis; and (3) examination of questioning in context of other library use. (11 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Females, Library Circulation, Library Services, Library Surveys
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Aguilar, William – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1984
Circulation statistics for 198 books randomly selected from nonjuvenile collection at Allerton Public Library were ascertained. Comparison of experimental group (all related catalog entries withdrawn from card catalog) and control group (all catalog entries left intact) showed no statistically significant influence of removal of cards on…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Library Catalogs, Library Circulation, Library Materials
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Bernstein, Judith R. – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Describes survey of 500 academic business libraries undertaken to gather information on practices in acquisition, use, retention, and storage of domestic and foreign corporate annual reports, and policies related to their circulation and cataloging. Options for libraries collecting these materials are proposed. Institutions in subset are listed.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Business, Cataloging