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Newsham, Michael A. – 1973
The research reported in this paper examined data related to the characteristics of interlibrary loan borrowers, the material borrowed, the question of cost and time it takes to acquire the material, and staff information and procedures. The variables were coded onto computer cards and then tabulated into frequency tables by the computer. There…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Library Circulation, Library Research
Bourne, Charles P.; Gregor, Dorothy – 1975
To aid in controlling the cost of acquisitions in a research library, techniques were developed for the rational selection of serial titles for cancellation. The context for the proposed methodology was a network or multicampus environment rather than an individual library, and it was tested with a specific body of health sciences serial titles in…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Foreign Language Periodicals, Interlibrary Loans, Library Circulation
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Yagello, Virginia E.; Guthrie, Gerry – College and Research Libraries, 1975
A reduction of the loan period to one week for high use items increased student circulation by 20 percent. (LS)
Descriptors: Library Circulation, Research Libraries, Use Studies
Press, Richard L. – Library Journal, 1973
A reasonable solution to the related phenomena of less than adequate security and concommitant user dissatisfaction is a totally noncirculating academic research library. (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: Books, College Libraries, Library Circulation, Research Libraries
Gore, Daniel – Library Journal, 1975
By eliminating little-used books and buying multiple copies of popular titles, the usefulness of an academic library could be almost doubled without any need for increased space. (PF)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Circulation, Library Collections, Library Facilities
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Martin, James R. – Journal of Library Automation, 1981
Reports the results of a survey of academic library circulation managers to identify the degree of circulation automation and to discover their attitudes toward the circulation role, service issues, and user demands. The survey found a depressed state of circulation development and support in ARL libraries. (RAA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Attitudes, Library Administration, Library Automation
Boylan, Merle N.; And Others – 1968
This report describes automated procedures now in use for book acquisition, and book and document cataloging and circulation, in the library at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Livermore. The purpose of the automation is to increase frequency and accuracy of record updatings, decrease the time required to maintain records, improve the formats of the…
Descriptors: Automation, Book Catalogs, Cataloging, Computers
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Wenger, Charles B.; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1979
A computerized method of assisting monograph collection development by correlating library circulation with inventory statistics is presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Books, Computer Oriented Programs, Flow Charts, Guidelines
Kantor, Pual B.; Shim, Wonsik – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1998
Presents a model of the relation between the circulation at a large library, the collection at that library, and the size of the user population. Analysis of data at United States academic research libraries reveals a square-root law describing this relation. Explores theoretical foundations and speculates on bibliometric implications. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliometrics, Data Analysis, Interaction
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1981
This collection of policies for providing access to the collections and services of research libraries for users who are not associated with the library's parent institution includes six examples of general access policies, three documents on reference service, five statements of circulation policies, and descriptions of four cooperative…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Criteria, Fees, Higher Education
Pierce, A. R. – 1979
This report describes an online minicomputer-based system, one combining library inventory control with catalog access, that was implemented at Virginia Tech's main library in order to meet the demands of increased circulation activity and rising staff costs. Following overviews of the institutional environment, the systems development department,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Information Retrieval, Library Automation
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Peat, W. Leslie – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1981
Reviews the controversy surrounding the Pittsburgh study of library circulation and collection usage and proposes the use of citation analysis techniques as an acceptable method for measuring research use of a research library which will complement circulation studies. Five references are listed. (RAA)
Descriptors: Citations (References), Higher Education, Information Seeking, Library Acquisition
Johnston, Harold G. – 1969
The Detroit Main Library's reference and research facilities have been used by increasing numbers of non-residents, although there has never been reciprocal financial support from suburban areas. Costs have increased and the city tax base has declined. In order to continue to operate as a metropolitan research library and to solve financial…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Financial Support, Library Circulation, Library Services
DeBardeleben, Marian Z.; And Others – Database, 1983
Outlines a database constructed at Philip Morris Research Center Library which encompasses holdings and circulation and acquisitions records for all items in the library. Host computer (DECSYSTEM-2060), software (BASIC), database design, search methodology, cataloging, and accessibility are noted; sample search, circ-in profile, end user profiles,…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Programs, Databases, Information Networks
Larsgaard, Mary L. – 1991
An investigation of the interlibrary loan (ILL) borrowing patterns of six academic libraries and one large urban library--all members of the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (CARL)--analyzed data on transactions carried out through the OCLC ILL system during the 3 month period of March through May of 1988. The data and analyses focused on…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans, Library Circulation
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