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Main Authors: Drake, Miriam A., Kulm, Joan
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1977
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED135366
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author Drake, Miriam A.
Kulm, Joan
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Kulm, Joan
Drake, Miriam A.
Kulm, Joan
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contents Library Loans to the Schools of Engineering. Drake, Miriam A. Kulm, Joan College Faculty College Libraries Data Analysis Engineering Graduate Students Library Circulation Library Materials Library Research Undergraduate Students Use Studies To examine library usage by faculty and students in the Schools of Engineering at Purdue University, data was analyzed from a sample of 12,000 loans during a three month period. User level (graduate student, undergraduate, faculty, or staff) and subject of borrowed material as indicated by Dewey Decimal Classification were examined for each major engineering discipline. Results indicated highest percentage of loans in Technology and Pure Science literature. Graduate students accounted for the highest percentage of loans among users. Data and tables for each engineering discipline are provided. Appended are summary tables and figures, including graphs of user levels for the most read subjects. (Author/KP)
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spellingShingle Library Loans to the Schools of Engineering.
Drake, Miriam A.
Kulm, Joan
College Faculty
College Libraries
Data Analysis
Engineering
Graduate Students
Library Circulation
Library Materials
Library Research
Undergraduate Students
Use Studies
Library Loans to the Schools of Engineering. Drake, Miriam A. Kulm, Joan College Faculty College Libraries Data Analysis Engineering Graduate Students Library Circulation Library Materials Library Research Undergraduate Students Use Studies To examine library usage by faculty and students in the Schools of Engineering at Purdue University, data was analyzed from a sample of 12,000 loans during a three month period. User level (graduate student, undergraduate, faculty, or staff) and subject of borrowed material as indicated by Dewey Decimal Classification were examined for each major engineering discipline. Results indicated highest percentage of loans in Technology and Pure Science literature. Graduate students accounted for the highest percentage of loans among users. Data and tables for each engineering discipline are provided. Appended are summary tables and figures, including graphs of user levels for the most read subjects. (Author/KP)
title Library Loans to the Schools of Engineering.
topic College Faculty
College Libraries
Data Analysis
Engineering
Graduate Students
Library Circulation
Library Materials
Library Research
Undergraduate Students
Use Studies
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED135366