An experimental SDI service based on the Index Chemicus Registry System (ICRS) machine-readable data base is evaluated. (10 references) (Author)

The research reported here deals with the formulation and subsequent evaluation of different promotional programs for a batch-processed current awareness service provided by the Mechanized Information Center (MIC) at Ohio State University. (7 references) (Author)

A mail survey to purchasers of National Standard Reference Data System (NSRDS) publications gave evidence that NSRDS publications were helpful to users in meeting their data requirements. Specific uses and benefits were identified. The greatest use of NSRDS publications was in connection with basic research. (3 references) (Author/NH)

Two measures of effectiveness for university libraries are constructed: the primary, defined over the total population of users, considers the number of information items desired, number of satisfactorily answered inquires, and number of users; while the secondary, total population is divided into subsets according to similarity of user needs. (13…

The graduate business student is, by his own admission, ill-prepared to use the library effectively in his course of study. (4 references) (Author)

Results of an analysis of references cited in articles on English history show a high use of non-serial publications, concentration on a few core journals, and low use of foreign material. Secondary sources rapidly become obsolescent, while primary sources retain their value over time. (12 references) (Author/SJ)

Over a four-year period, different sized classes were asked to rate the physical environment in a college classroom. Class size was found to be related to the proportion of complaints, satisfaction with ventilation, and room size for both students and faculty. It is necessary to develop theories of people-in-environments rather than of people and…

The findings in a survey of faculty use of government documents at Case Western Reserve University indicate how document users locate the materials they need, the users' familiarity with standard indexes to public documents, the age of government publications most frequently consulted, and other patterns of use. (2 references) (Author/MM)

If our public libraries are to reach all our people, from the deprived and poor reader to the intelligent and highly trained. they must change their image, both structural and personnel, and must offer more and better services for all. (NH)

Surveyors and professional librarians should look to the methodologies of other fields, such as the social sciences, for more satisfactory techniques. (Author)

The article under review is slanted specifically towards the law library and fails to take into account the needs of general libraries, either public or academic. (Author/NH)