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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1970
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED066174 |
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- The Role of the LRC Technical Library in Fulfilling the Information Needs of Professional Employees. Dewhirst, H. Dudley Critical Incidents Method Evaluation Evaluation Methods Information Sources Library Collections Library Facilities Library Role Library Services Questionnaires Research Libraries Use Studies This library evaluation is based primarily on responses of some 320 members of the professional research staff and 50 members of the professional administrative staff at the Langley Research Center to a questionnaire. Evaluation first considers the library as a whole as only one part of a total system of information sources serving professionals. This is followed by an evaluation of the collection, facilities and tools, and services of the library based on responses of those who use the library more than six times a year. A major feature of the evaluation is the use of a critical incident technique in which respondents furnish details of a recent incident when they located information which proved useful in their work. The role of the library is then inferred from comparison of information source utilization using a previous study as a standard. The analysis of the library collection, tools and facilities, and services provides the basis for more detailed evaluation and recommendations. (Author/SJ)