INCLUDED IN THIS APPENDIX TO THE STUDY OF OHIO PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THE LIBRARY NEEDS OF OHIOANS ARE THE TWO QUESTIONNAIRES SENT TO LIBRARIANS IN THE STATE. THE FIRST IS CONCERNED WITH THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THE STATE LIBRARY AND THE SECOND IS DESIGNED TO OBTAIN FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL LIBRARY. RESULTS FROM…

Reports results of a survey of state library agencies' research on public library operations and services. The appendix provides information on the contact person, the title of the study, and availability of materials for the 29 agencies responding to the survey. A copy of the questionnaire is included. (13 references) (MES)

This report, which investigates turnaround time for interlibrary loans, presents a 1-month study of the interlibrary loan (ILL) process operating in the Western Slope areas of Colorado during 1980. It comprises introductory material presenting the importance, scope and limitations of the study, problem statement, hypothesis and term definitions; a…

In January 1972, the New England Library Information Network (NELINET) conducted a survey of serials lists and the need for further union list coverage in the New England region. The survey was an outgrowth of a meeting of librarians concerned with serials access in the region held at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in December, 1971. On the basis…

This study provides data on the relative effectiveness of library service to the blind and physically handicapped in two adjoining metropolitan counties in Michigan. Oakland County is served by a subregional program located in a local public library while Macomb County is served by the more remote Michigan Regional Library for the Blind and…

Methodologies and findings are reported for a two phase study focusing on the role of the state library system in relation to institutional needs. The first phase consisted of in-depth, semi-structured interviews with the management of each of six government agencies and institutions with actual and potential needs for library system services; the…

To address an abiding concern of technical services managers regarding the efficient use of staffing resources, a questionnaire was distributed to 200 heads of technical services in medium-sized libraries to ask about their operations, with 82 usable questionnaires returned from 40 public, 38 academic, and 4 state libraries. Respondents were asked…

This report summarizes the findings, issues, and lessons learned from the Developing National Public Library and Statewide Network Statistics and Performance Measures study conducted between January 1999 and August 2000. The overall goal of the study was to develop a core set of national statistics and performance measures that librarians,…

State and territory agency responses to a 1980 follow-up inquiry of the 1979 White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIST) are presented. Individual questionnaires were completed by 24 states and 2 trust territories. Questionnaires provide information on increased state aid to libraries, new library legislation,…

A survey was conducted in 1979 to determine the state of public library service to physically handicapped persons (persons with visual, hearing, or mobility impairments). Usable returns were received from: (1) 398 public libraries that serve populations of more than 25,000 and are not network libraries of the Library of Congress National Library…

This comprehensive report details the activities of a study which investigated public, public secondary school, community college, academic, state institutional, and state library agencies, in order to: (1) assess the current status of libraries in literacy education; (2) determine an expanded role for libraries in literacy education; and (3)…

From January 1980 through December 1982 the Illinois Valley Library System (IVLS) and 33 of its participating libraries conducted an experimental project to test the costs and benefits of OCLC use in small and medium-sized libraries. A series of 8 reports on the project have been produced, and the tables from the first report, which give…

Three separate booklets present the results of the 1981, 1982, and 1983 Surveys of the States and Territories, covering library service activities in these areas and reviewing overall progress made toward the resolutions of the 1979 White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIST). Individual questionnaires completed by…

IN THIS STUDY, STATE LIBRARY CONSULTANTS ARE DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS, EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION, AND CAREER ATTITUDES. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS EXPLORATORY SURVEY WERE (1) TO PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR GUIDELINES ON RECRUITING AND TRAINING FUTURE CONSULTANTS, (2) TO REFINE TECHNIQUES FOR STUDYING THE AREA, AND (3) TO DISCOVER…

This study examines the role of external funding in the development of public library network resources and services, their identification, and their benefit and impact, particularly as they affect the digital divide. The study was conducted between February 2001 and January 2002, employing a range of data collection techniques, including site…