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Norris, Graeme – 1978
The goals and output evaluation to aid in the effective allocation of scarce resources at the University of Leeds (in Britain) is the focus of the book. The first chapter describes the purpose of the book, defines the terms effectiveness and efficiency, and presents the theoretical background of the study. The following goals and performance…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods
DEWEESE, L. CARROLL; JAIN, ARIDAMAN K. – 1967
THE PROBLEM OF PREDICTING THE PATTERNS OF USE OF LIBRARY MATERIALS IN ORDER TO DECIDE WHICH MONOGRAPHS SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM A MAIN COLLECTION AND PLACED IN STORAGE IS STUDIED IN THIS REPORT. SPECIFICALLY, THE STUDY EXAMINES PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND DEVELOPS NEW MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR STUDYING THE…
Descriptors: Age, Bibliographies, Hypothesis Testing, Library Circulation
Nance, Richard E. – 1967
Part I presents an initial review of the literature pertinent to the research problem. The literature review has two divisions. In the first division, the previous works relating to systems analysis studies of libraries or information storage and retrieval systems are reviewed. The second division includes the review of literature pertinent to the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Information Processing, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
Debons, Anthony; and Others – 1967
A proposed classification system was studied to determine its efficacy to the Air Force Control-Display Area. Based on negative outcomes from a logical assessment of the proposed system, an alternate system was proposed to include the coordinate index concept. Upon development of a thesaurus and an index system for 106 documents on VSTOL/VTOL…
Descriptors: Aviation Technology, Aviation Vocabulary, Classification, Coordinate Indexes
Fish, James H.; And Others – 1978
A community analysis study of Arlington, Massachusetts was undertaken to evaluate Robbins Library's activities and services and provide a base for developing short and long range goals and objectives responsive to community needs. Data was derived primarily from 1970 census data and various reports or studies compiled by the library and other…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Community Characteristics, Community Study, Library Circulation
Avery, Robert K. – 1978
Based on data from eight studies that have contributed the bulk of research on adolescents' uses of and gratification from the medium of television, the following conclusions emerge: the time spent watching television peaks at age 12 and declines by 10% by age 18; television provides a means of escape, relaxation, entertainment, and relief from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Audiences, Broadcast Television
Tessier, Judith A.; And Others – 1977
This study explored the feasibility of establishing archive services in ERIC/IR (ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources) to make available survey data for new studies or secondary analysis by researchers in the areas of library and information science and instructional technology. A community of potential users and producers was identified…
Descriptors: Archives, Data, Educational Technology, Feasibility Studies
Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, Las Cruces, NM. – 1977
The 11-item annotated bibliography provides a comprehensive guide to resource material, research findings, and developments related to public libraries and Mexican Americans. Published between 1970 and 1976, the materials are drawn from issues of "Resources in Education" (RIE) and "Current Index to Journals in Education"…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bookmobiles, Branch Libraries, Information Centers
Murray, C. Richard; Reeves, E. Bodette – 1977
The United States Geological Survey has compiled data on water use in this country every fifth year since 1950. This document is the most recent of this series and presents data on water withdrawn for use in the United States in 1975. In the introduction, recent and present water use studies are discussed along with a description of the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Environmental Research, Environmental Technicians, Futures (of Society)
User Selection of Purchased Information Services. Interim Technical Report (June 1975-January 1976).
Hall, Homer J. – 1976
Interviews conducted in the first phase of a project to develop a method for user selection of purchased scientific and technical information services identified a number of relationship among different populations of users. Research scientists, engineers, and patent attorneys want convenient access to original data identified in the search.…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Information Needs, Information Services
Wells, Dorothy P. – 1975
Since recorded usage of vertical files in a university library does not always indicate actual needs of patrons, a study was conducted on the use of a collection of 20,000 pamphlets over a three-year period (1972-75). Data were collected from circulation records and from a questionnaire circulated with each pamphlet. Three subject areas had the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Information Needs, Information Sources, Library Circulation
Clague, P. – 1971
The performance, economics and acceptability to users of the INSPEC SDI system were investigated in this study. The effect that provision of an SDI service might have on the information-use habits of users was also studied. The sample group of users consisted of 600 individuals of whom 540 were drawn equally from: universities and colleges,…
Descriptors: Economics, Electronics, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination
Clague, P. – 1971
Volume II of this five volume investigation of the INSPEC SDI system contains discussions of the following topics: (1) Composition of user and control groups and the information use habits of users and controls, (2) thesaurus development and document indexing, (3) problems of printing notification cards and assessing numbers required for each…
Descriptors: Economics, Foreign Countries, Indexing, Information Dissemination
Clague, P. – 1971
The third volume of this five volume study of the INSPEC SDI system contains: Recall performance of SDI profiles; Assessment of the Recall performance of the SDI system in relation to particularly valuable articles; Subjective assessment of the SDI system Recall performance; Relation between Precision performance of the system and document…
Descriptors: Economics, Electronics, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination
Clague, P. – 1971
Volume IV of this five volume study of the INSPEC SDI system consists of the following appendices to the study: A proposal to investigate the selective dissemination of information; Covering letter to questionnaire; Questionnaire: survey of information use; Chasing letter; Letter of invitation to participate; Chasing letter; Statement of…
Descriptors: Economics, Electronics, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination
