Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ366452
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Readability of Selected Academic Library Guides.
Peterson, Lorna; Coniglio, Jamie W.
RQ, v27 n2 p233-39 Win 1987
Library user guides from seven large academic libraries were examined for readability using microcomputer software for analysis. Results indicated that most guides are written at or above a reading level of grade 12. Appendices summarize readability formulas and depict in a composite graph the levels of all of the guides examined. (16 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Graphs, Library Guides, Microcomputers, Readability, Readability Formulas
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
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Audience: Media Staff; Practitioners
Language: English
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