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Peer reviewedPtacek, William H.; Van Fleet, Connie – Public Libraries, 1990
Reports results of a survey of state library agencies' research on public library operations and services. The appendix provides information on the contact person, the title of the study, and availability of materials for the 29 agencies responding to the survey. A copy of the questionnaire is included. (13 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Library Research, Library Services, Library Surveys, Public Libraries
Peer reviewedBlazek, Ron; Perrault, Anna – Public Libraries, 1992
Discusses results of a survey of state library agencies that was conducted to determine current practices for the provision of consultants and workshops for the improvement of reference services in public libraries. The necessity of continuing education is considered, implications for library schools are examined, and future research is suggested.…
Descriptors: Consultants, Curriculum Development, Library Schools, Library Services
Peer reviewedGarland, Kathleen – Public Libraries, 1992
Presents results of a study that examined the kinds of statistics on children's services collected by state library agencies and juvenile circulation statistics collected by individual libraries. Data on libraries are compared according to the size of the library; and the incidence of automated systems for various sizes of libraries is reported.…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Integrated Library Systems, Library Automation
