Measuring Book Availability in an Academic Library: A Methodological Comparison.

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Auteurs principaux: Jacobs, N. A., Young, R. C.
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Langue:en
Publié: 1995
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author Jacobs, N. A.
Young, R. C.
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Young, R. C.
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Young, R. C.
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contents Measuring Book Availability in an Academic Library: A Methodological Comparison. Jacobs, N. A. Young, R. C. Academic Libraries Comparative Analysis Evaluation Methods Library Catalogs Library Materials Library Surveys Online Catalogs Questionnaires Subject Index Terms Use Studies Describes a study that compared figures derived from a questionnaire-based, book availability survey and from computer records of the use of the library's catalog. Although differences emerged, it was concluded that the computer monitoring technique could act as a surrogate for availability surveys. (AEF)
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spellingShingle Measuring Book Availability in an Academic Library: A Methodological Comparison.
Jacobs, N. A.
Young, R. C.
Academic Libraries
Comparative Analysis
Evaluation Methods
Library Catalogs
Library Materials
Library Surveys
Online Catalogs
Questionnaires
Subject Index Terms
Use Studies
Measuring Book Availability in an Academic Library: A Methodological Comparison. Jacobs, N. A. Young, R. C. Academic Libraries Comparative Analysis Evaluation Methods Library Catalogs Library Materials Library Surveys Online Catalogs Questionnaires Subject Index Terms Use Studies Describes a study that compared figures derived from a questionnaire-based, book availability survey and from computer records of the use of the library's catalog. Although differences emerged, it was concluded that the computer monitoring technique could act as a surrogate for availability surveys. (AEF)
title Measuring Book Availability in an Academic Library: A Methodological Comparison.
topic Academic Libraries
Comparative Analysis
Evaluation Methods
Library Catalogs
Library Materials
Library Surveys
Online Catalogs
Questionnaires
Subject Index Terms
Use Studies
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ513760