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Analyzing the Library Periodical Literature: Content and Authorship.
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Buttlar, Lois – College and Research Libraries, 1991
Describes a study that analyzed 16 library periodicals with respect to various characteristics of their authors, including sex, occupation, affiliation, and geographic location. Previous studies of the literature of librarianship are reviewed, subject coverage and research methodologies are examined, and article length is noted. (58 references)…
Descriptors: Authors, Content Analysis, Employment Patterns, Faculty Publishing
ARL Directors: Two Decades of Changes.
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Myers, Marcia J.; Kaufman, Paula T. – College and Research Libraries, 1991
Describes a study that examined changes in the directors of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries from 1970-89. Directors' characteristics are discussed, including gender, previous position held, age, and highest degree; library characteristics are described, including size of collection and expenditures; and literature about…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Age Differences, Employment Experience, Higher Education
Nontraditional Students and the Library: Opinions, Preferences, and Behaviors.
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Hammond, Carol – College and Research Libraries, 1994
Reports on a survey of nontraditional student opinion about academic libraries in four areas: how they used the library, when they wanted to use the library, which library services they felt were important, and how they evaluated some library services. Group comparisons were made based on full- or part-time status, gender, and age. (Contains 29…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis