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Direct linkBehr, Michele; Hill, Rebecca – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2012
With both budget dollars and buying power shrinking for academic library collections, the selection of materials is a series of crucial choices. With increases in numbers of online programs, how can we determine if what we are buying is in fact what our users need? E-reserves are an increasingly popular way to provide digital copies of course…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Collection, Electronic Libraries, Archives
Connell, Tschera Harkness – College & Research Libraries, 2011
In this paper the author compares the use of digital materials that have been deposited in The Ohio State University (OSU) Knowledge Bank (KB). Comparisons are made for content considered in scope of the university archives and those considered out of scope, for materials originating from different campus sources, and for different types of…
Descriptors: Archives, Electronic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Library Services
Download full textBaughman, M. Sue, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2011
"Research Library Issues" ("RLI") is a quarterly report from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). This issue includes the following articles: (1) Rebalancing the Investment in Collections (H. Thomas Hickerson); (2)…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Materials, Investment
Conway, Paul – The Midwestern Archivist, 1986
Summarizes a 1984 survey of four presidential libraries which identified patterns of behavior within groups of researchers. Data were collected on user's academic, professional, or private affiliation; topics of study; advance preparation; and previous archival research. Findings show users of presidential libraries place high value on personal…
Descriptors: Archives, Library Research, Library Surveys, Questionnaires
Peer reviewedCox, Richard J. – RQ, 1992
Reviews research and writing on reference services in archives. Topics discussed include user studies of archives; the accuracy and efficiency of archival reference; the impact of technology on research in archives; interaction between researchers and reference archivists; and research needs in archival reference. (48 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Archives, Information Technology, Library Research, Literature Reviews
Maher, William J.; Turnbaugh, Roy C. – The Midwestern Archivist, 1986
Maher advocates analysis of archival use, outlines methodologies for such analyses, and provides examples of results of two kinds of user studies. Turnbaugh advocates broadening the context of user studies in government archives to include all areas of activity so that the institution is embedded in the processes of government. (EM)
Descriptors: Archives, Government Libraries, Library Research, Library Surveys
Leisinger, Albert H., Jr. – 1973
In an effort to provide the National Archives and Records Service and other archives and research libraries with guidelines to assist them in the selection of microfilm readers suitable for use with microfilm copies of archival or manuscript materials, provide manufacturers with data to improve their product, and provide the Library Technology…
Descriptors: Archives, Equipment Evaluation, Microform Readers, Questionnaires
