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| Drexel Library Quarterly | 7 |
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| Fiore, Jannette | 1 |
| Hunter, Karen A. | 1 |
| Kusnerz, Peggy Ann | 1 |
| Pontius, Jack | 1 |
| Schroeder, Janet K. | 1 |
| Slater, Jack | 1 |
| Townley, Charles T. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Opinion Papers | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Guides - General | 2 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
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Pontius, Jack – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1981
Describes three computer programs that have been used to produce indexes, guides, and bibliographies for a university library: Interact, Script, and the Keyword in Context Package. The advantages and disadvantages of using the computer to produce such materials are reviewed, and nine references are listed. (RAA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographies, Computer Programs, Higher Education
Kusnerz, Peggy Ann – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1983
Presents an overview of library collection evaluation techniques described in the literature--list-checking, quantitative analysis, use studies, and subject specialist review--and offers suggestions to the librarian for the application of these methods in an art library. Twenty-five references are provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Check Lists, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Schroeder, Janet K. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1980
Offers suggestions for cooperative sharing of resources and expertise between public librarians and their academic colleagues to establish access to popular cultural materials at academic institutions. Listings of materials for popular culture courses are included. (RAA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Library Acquisition, Library Collections
Fiore, Jannette – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1980
Describes the Russel B. Nye popular culture collection, explores the role of academic libraries in this area, and examines the collection building process for popular culture materials. The reactions of library staff and patrons are included. Seven references are listed. (RAA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Collections, Library Materials
Hunter, Karen A. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1984
Summarizes market pressures and applications of use of electronic communication technology in scientific information dissemination and presents publishers' short-term response (electronic manuscript standardization, database orientation, provision of journal articles on demand, improvement of online search software); publishers' long-term response…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Information Dissemination
Slater, Jack – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1981
Describes a program written in VS BASIC which was created for the online tabulation, summarization, and display of information on collection size for an academic library and compares its performance with that of SAS (Statistical Analysis System). Nine figures compare tables produced by the two systems, and two references are given. (RAA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs
Townley, Charles T. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1981
Describes and illustrates Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) procedures appropriate for book collection data analysis. Several different procedures for univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis are discussed, and applications of procedures for book collection studies are presented. Included are 24 tables illustrating output…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Data Processing
