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Peer reviewedSone, Akio – Library and Information Science Research, 1988
This study applied discrete choice analysis to the modeling of public library use and choice behavior. Five library use models and two library choice models were estimated from data obtained by a citizen survey in Kashiwa City, Japan. A library choice model was applied to predicting users' library choice under alternative library policies. (17…
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Foreign Countries, Library Policy, Models
Peer reviewedGlass, Gene V.; Schon, Isabel – Library and Information Science Research, 1988
Reports the results of a quasi-experimental evaluation of the effects of the California English-only law on public librarians' acquisition policies and attitudes toward books in Spanish for children and young adults. The results, which showed no effects, are interpreted in terms of the symbolic functions of legislation and public policy. (seven…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Foreign Language Books, Library Acquisition
