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Phan, Tai; Hardesty, Laura; Hug, Jamie; Sheckells, Cindy – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
This report presents tabulations for the 2010 Academic Libraries Survey (ALS) conducted by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the Institute of Education Sciences. The 2010 ALS population included postsecondary institutions with all of the following: total library expenditures that exceed…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Surveys, Library Services, Expenditures
Goodell, John S. – 1975
Work sampling is an effective device for testing efficiency in the use of library materials and personnel. An administrator can determine whether circulation or reference librarians are effectively using their time and whether the work flow should be reorganized. Key operations of a sampling should include definition of a problem, identification…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Guides, Librarians, Library Administration
Hood, Wyma Jane; Gittings, Monte James – 1975
A descriptive study was conducted employing questionnaires distributed to users and staff members. The adequacy of informational and instructional staff performances, their attitude toward patrons, and the relative proportions of reference and nonreference questions were explored. It was recommended to the staff that methods of performance…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Librarians, Library Services, Library Standards
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Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1972
Most of the statistics reported in this Service Record were supplied by the U.S. Office of Education (USOE), National Center for Educational Statistics. USOE compiled the statistics from the information available in the library section of its 1971 Higher Education General Information Survey. The statistics reported are for the 1970/71 school year.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Directories, Libraries, Library Cooperation
Hirschfeld, Lorraine G. – 1972
The Midwest Regional MEDLARS Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan which was established in April 1966 and terminated in April 1972 is described. The Center implemented MEDLARS Demand Search service in December 1967. During its years of operation, the Michigan MEDLARS Center formulated and released 4,823 Demand Searches. The searches originated from: the…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Information Retrieval, Information Services