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Peer reviewedMoore, Carolyn M.; Mielke, Linda – Public Libraries, 1986
Presents preliminary results of Clearwater Public Library's study of the usefulness of "Output Measures for Public Libraries" as an indicator of reference performance, and the impact of collection development choices on reference output measures. Data on turnover rate, in-library use, reference fill rate, and reference transactions per…
Descriptors: Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection, Library Surveys, Measurement Techniques
Download full textNorth Dakota Library Notes, 1976
Public library construction in North Dakota, MINITEX (Minnesota Interlibrary Telecommunications Exchange) service, state library use and service patterns, the state library collection, and the state library staff are covered in this report. Two tables contain the North Dakota Network for Knowledge fiscal report for 1974 and 1975. In addition,…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Federal Legislation, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities
Rouse, William B.; Rouse, Sandra H. – 1976
A mathematical model was used to consider alternative request routing policies for use in the Illinois Library and Information Network. Given data on interlibrary loan demands, the probability of request success, processing and delivery times for various libraries, and a network request routing policy, the model predicted the probability of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Data Processing, Failure, Information Services
Black, D.V.; And Others – 1973
To perform a complete and useful evaluation of the impact of federal funding, under Titles I, II, and IV of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), on public library services to the disadvantaged, handicapped, and institutionalized, two convergent lines of study were undertaken: the study of project plans and achievements and the study…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Federal Programs, Information Needs
Kachel, Debra E. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1996
The Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) public library, which receives many school districts' interlibrary loan requests, experienced a 100% increase in periodical article requests. Working cooperatively, school and public librarians developed a LSCA Title II grant to study magazine usage to make cost-effective decisions about improving timely access…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Planning, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Rogers, A. Robert – 1975
The goals of Project Outreach were: to place library materials in agencies throughout the county; to offer film programs, filmstrip presentations, and talks; to continue cooperative ventures in the use of braille and talking books; to continue to utilize tape cassettes; to provide materials to handicapped persons; to make available large print…
Descriptors: Braille, Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods, Films
Illinois State Library, Springfield. – 1974
Brief summaries are provided of 17 library projects being conducted in Illinois during 1974. These deal with the following matters: 1) the development of the Illinois State Library; 2) library manpower training; 3) library research; 4) the Illinois State Library Materials Processing Center; 5) the professional development of library personnel; 6)…
Descriptors: Blindness, Cataloging, Disabilities, Institutionalized Persons
