Statistical sampling techniques for the measurement of book readership within libraries are described. The procedures, developed and initially implemented at Rider College, rely upon interviews of book readers inside the library rather than upon such indirect usage measures as which volumes are lift on tables for reshelving, or analyses of user…

The data collected for this report can be divided into three segments: a 14-year collection, 1950-51 through 1963-64, on which analyses were performed and the original predictions generated; a six-year follow-up stage, beginning in 1964-65; a twenty-year collection, 1950-51 through 1969-70, from which new predictions were generated; and a…

The National Center for Education Statistics was established to develop and provide comprehensive statistics about education in the United States. Conducting and publishing specialized analyses, reviewing and reporting of educational activities in foreign countries, and providing assistance to State and local education agencies in improving their…

An analysis is conducted of economic issues pertinent to library planning in higher education in the face of rising costs and diminishing financial support. The individual chapters deal with: 1) growth rates in large university libraries; 2) library costs in colleges and universities; 3) cost trends and long-range plans; 4) library data; and 5) a…