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Peer reviewedDavis, Elinor L.; Levene, Lee-Allison – Special Libraries, 1975
Guidelines for planning and organizing a workshop are set forth based on the authors' experience in giving a one-day workshop for Kansas hospital librarians. (Author)
Descriptors: Librarians, Medical Libraries, Planning, Program Development
Peer reviewedZachert, Martha Jane; Williams, Robert V. – Special Libraries, 1986
Explores problems in the design and evaluation of programs by which special libraries market their services, and identifies potentially useful approaches and quantifiable measures for market structure analysis, design decision-making, and marketing program evaluation. Eleven references and a list of nine use studies with survey instruments are…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Services, Library Administration, Library Planning
Peer reviewedJones, William G. – Special Libraries, 1975
One year's experience in the use of management by objectives in the Technological Institute Library of Northwestern University is reported. (Author)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Library Administration, Library Planning
Peer reviewedKaplowitz, Joan – Special Libraries, 1992
Reviews the literature on mentoring and reports on a program at the University of California at Los Angeles that paired library school students with information professionals. Results of evaluation surveys and overall program response are considered. Questionnaires used to match students with mentors, evaluation forms, and a list of 58 selected…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Librarians, Library Education, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedSpringer, Sandra J.; And Others – Special Libraries, 1978
The research project described was undertaken to study the impact of the use of a closed circuit television system to deliver information about drugs, chemicals, and poisons from a central resource location to health professionals in patient care areas. Evaluation techniques included questionnaires, interviews with users, and extramural…
Descriptors: Closed Circuit Television, Health Personnel, Hospitals, Information Dissemination
Peer reviewedMcClure, Charles R.; Reifsnyder, Betsy – Special Libraries, 1984
Five performance measures suggested for use in public libraries are discussed in relation to corporate information centers: corporate awareness of library services; clients as percentage of jurisdiction population; reference transactions per capita; reference fill rate; timeliness of information delivery. Planning and survey questionnaires for…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Information Centers, Input Output Analysis, Library Services
Peer reviewedKirk, Cheryl L. – Special Libraries, 1986
Examines the objectives and structure of two-part end-user training program (classroom instruction, individualized hands-on training), which introduces scientists to fundamentals of literature searching, including both printed and online sources of scientific information. Brief history and future directions of the program are noted. Sample Amoco…
Descriptors: Information Centers, Instructional Design, Library Instruction, Library Services
Peer reviewedHull, Peggy – Special Libraries, 1994
Explains videotex, discusses its usefulness in disseminating large quantities of information via computer, and describes the use of videotex at the Glaxo, Inc., library where it is used for a daily news service and newsletters. An evaluation of the videotex services is reported, including usage statistics and results of a library survey. (Contains…
Descriptors: Corporate Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Information Dissemination, Library Automation
