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Clarke, D. A. – Journal of Documentation, 1984
Profile of the British Library of Political and Economic Science (founded in 1896) notes scope of the library, library collections, growth and facility accommodations, aids to users (catalogs, guides), new tools for research, interlibrary cooperation, and library support for the curriculum of the school. Seven references are listed. (EJS)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Catalogs
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Borgman, Christine L. – Journal of Documentation, 1996
Reports on a survey of 70 research libraries in Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Results show that libraries are rapidly acquiring automated processing systems, CD-ROM databases, and connections to computer networks. Discusses specific data on system implementation and network services by country and by type of…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Services
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Burrell, Quentin L. – Journal of Documentation, 1987
Describes a circulation model for academic research libraries which uses the mixed Poisson model, incorporating ageing of library materials, to predict future use of monographs and to suggest weeding procedures based on frequency of circulation. Longitudinal studies are examined and statistical details are appended. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Graphs, Higher Education, Library Circulation