During summer and fall quarters, 1972, Southern Illinois University Library Map Room circulated 2,721 maps and aerial photos to 223 borrowers. The circulation rates are analyzed in terms of academic status, department, purpose, area, subject, and form. (Author/CH)

Search procedures and techniques used by the Center staff are described; the computerized information systems and traditional resources used and types of search requests received are delineated. (Author/JB)

Aimed at determining whether preference scaling techniques could be used as a means of aiding engineering design, paried comparison and rank-order methods indicated that children do have stable and reliable preferences for play equipment and these preferences are correlated with actual usage. (Author/KM)

A survey of the faculties at six colleges was undertaken to measure the degree to which the libraries of those institutions were communicating with the faculty concerning the availability of various references services. The results demonstrated that the average faculty member was aware of barely half the services actually available. (11…

In order to serve students it is helpful for the library to know the characteristics and reading habits of students. (4 references) (Author/DH)

Difficulties involved with serving users are well known, but until now no one has tried to determine the percentage of those users who have questions but don't ask the librarian for assistance. This survey attempts to identify such users and discover why they don't ask. (16 references) (DH)

The process of purchasing audiovisual hardware should eventually arrive at a point where the user's requirements and the industries' standards and guidelines correlate, keeping budgets in mind. Teachnical personnel should exchange more information on their decision making preferably through small discussion groups, or users should unite and…

User groups open channels of communication between users and suppliers of government information. This often leads to an understanding of the problems and to improvements in services. Questions and problems are posed by SLA members within five subject areas to elicit responses from administrators of several government document services. (16…

The results of a questionnaire to determine art scholars' needs isolates areas in art bibliography and art librarianship that seem to be deficient. Specific bibliographic tools and an evaluation of art librarians are discussed. (12 references) (Author/DH)

A description of the methodology used in collecting performance data in a large academic research library is given. Twelve types of surveys used to measure and evaluate users, services, and materials were developed. Costs of providing research services were found to be 64 percent versus 36 percent for instructional purposes (1 reference)…

Explores the present uses of the computer in education, points up identifiable trends, and describes some experimental programs. (LN)

In the future, the central unit of the large city library will be pulled in opposite directions by two inevitable forces: the specialized demands of an interdependent society centered in the metropolitan area, and the deterioration and rehabilitation of the city itself. (1 reference) (Author)