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Autores principales: Kaske, Neal K., Aluri, Rao
Formato: Recurso educativo Open Access
Lenguaje:en
Publicado: 1980
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author Kaske, Neal K.
Aluri, Rao
author_facet Kaske, Neal K.
Aluri, Rao
Kaske, Neal K.
Aluri, Rao
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contents Analysis of Reference Statistics Reported in 1977 Library General Information Survey. Kaske, Neal K. Aluri, Rao Academic Libraries Information Needs Information Seeking Library Services Reference Materials Reference Services Statistical Analysis Analysis of data collected from 3,000 academic libraries by the 1977 Library General Information Surveys reveals that library operating budgets, institutional enrollment, and library circulation are the best predictors of reference and directional transactions. Fifty-five percent of the transactions at reference service points are directional, while the remainder are reference transactions; university libraries report significantly higher numbers of transactions than either 4-year or 2-year colleges; and publicly controlled colleges report greater numbers than private institutions. Similarly, reference and directional transactions vary with total operating budget, collection and staff size, and enrollment. The picture is complicated, however, by intervariable relationships; e.g., university libraries tend to have larger operating budgets, staff, and collections. Under these conditions, regression analysis is a better procedure to predict the number of reference and directional transactions. (Author/RAA)
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spellingShingle Analysis of Reference Statistics Reported in 1977 Library General Information Survey.
Kaske, Neal K.
Aluri, Rao
Academic Libraries
Information Needs
Information Seeking
Library Services
Reference Materials
Reference Services
Statistical Analysis
Analysis of Reference Statistics Reported in 1977 Library General Information Survey. Kaske, Neal K. Aluri, Rao Academic Libraries Information Needs Information Seeking Library Services Reference Materials Reference Services Statistical Analysis Analysis of data collected from 3,000 academic libraries by the 1977 Library General Information Surveys reveals that library operating budgets, institutional enrollment, and library circulation are the best predictors of reference and directional transactions. Fifty-five percent of the transactions at reference service points are directional, while the remainder are reference transactions; university libraries report significantly higher numbers of transactions than either 4-year or 2-year colleges; and publicly controlled colleges report greater numbers than private institutions. Similarly, reference and directional transactions vary with total operating budget, collection and staff size, and enrollment. The picture is complicated, however, by intervariable relationships; e.g., university libraries tend to have larger operating budgets, staff, and collections. Under these conditions, regression analysis is a better procedure to predict the number of reference and directional transactions. (Author/RAA)
title Analysis of Reference Statistics Reported in 1977 Library General Information Survey.
topic Academic Libraries
Information Needs
Information Seeking
Library Services
Reference Materials
Reference Services
Statistical Analysis
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED202486