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An Exploratory Study to Develop an Alternative Model of Public Library Management Using the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Public Library Statistics
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Kim, Giyeong; Yu, So Young – Library Quarterly, 2011
In this explorative study, we first investigate current use of public library statistics in public library management to identify a governing framework and then carefully suggest an alternative framework with income as a goal for sustainability. The meaning of income in terms of management is also discussed. Within this framework, we conduct a…
Descriptors: Income, Library Administration, Public Libraries, Effect Size
The Development and Testing of a Conceptual Model of Public Library User Behavior.
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D'Elia, George – Library Quarterly, 1980
Reports results of a study which tested a hierarchical model that considers public library use as a function of the user's individual characteristics, awareness of library services, perceived accessibility of the library, perceived ease of use of the library, and use of other nonpublic libraries. Twenty references are cited. (Author/FM)
Descriptors: Behavior, Bibliographies, Development, Individual Characteristics
The Validity of Questionnaire Responses.
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Kidston, James S. – Library Quarterly, 1985
This study develops a three-stage model of the question-answering process and investigates several potential sources of extraneous variability. Discussion includes implications of findings concerning what it means to "use" library materials and services, adverbs used as response category labels, and subject's responses as predictors of…
Descriptors: Adverbs, Library Research, Models, Questionnaires
A Cost Comparison of Alternative Book Storage Strategies.
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Cooper, Michael D. – Library Quarterly, 1989
Develops a cost methodology to use in deciding location, type of access, and type of shelving to augment existing stacks in the library. Library and user costs are included in the model and cost comparisons between alternative strategies are made. Data from a specific case study are used to illustrate the model. (22 references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
The Impact of Unions on Salaries in Public Libraries.
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Rosenthal, Mary – Library Quarterly, 1985
Tests hierarchical regression model--library employee's salary is a function of library size, public sector collective bargaining strength, library's ability to pay, cost of living in area, presence of any union and union representing librarians in library--on three salary levels (department head, beginning librarian, clerical worker). (29…
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Library Personnel, Library Surveys, Models
An Assessment of the Relationship between Subordinate Assertiveness and Perceived Leader Behavior and Subordinate Role Stress.
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Scamell, Richard W.; Stead, Bette Ann – Library Quarterly, 1984
Professional librarians were subjects for an exploratory study which used a model to test two hypotheses examining whether use of assertiveness by subordinates is associated with desired leader behavior. Findings suggest people's assertiveness is not related to their perception of their leader's behavior or their own role stress. (Sixty-three…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Employees, Employer Employee Relationship, Employers