The hypothesis that there exists a strong linear relation between reference service and library use was strongly supported by data from Northern Illinois University Library. Hourly counts of people using the reference room, total number of direction and location questions asked, and total number of reference questions asked were randomly sampled.…

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness and use of a free educational resource, the ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY NEWSLETTER. Four issues ranging in dates from Fall 1973 to Fall 1976 were selected for review. Data were gathered from elementary school teachers over a three year period of time. The analysis indicated teachers were using…

Explains the practical journal usage technique currently being employed at the Case Western Reserve University Libraries, showing how a stable segregation of used and unused volumes and titles is possible. A method for rating the relative liability of the unused titles is provided. (JD)

A summary of use of DDC in U.S. and Canadian libraries shows that 85 percent of all libraries use DDC; of these, 75 percent use the most recent full or abridged edition. Divisions needing revision are listed and discussed. Librarians want continuous revision but they do not want numerical designation meanings changed. (Author/MBR)

Research concerned with the teacher's ability to retrieve and use materials available through the school library media center has been done using tests of traditional library skills and audiovisual skills. A new instrument which measures all facets of library media competence in terms of all media formats is presented. (Author)

Examines the hypothesis that citation patterns parallel readership patterns in sociology. A stratified random sample of sociologists was asked to record the social science journals they regularly read; these journals were ranked by frequency and then compared to Baughman's list of the most frequently cited journals. (Author)

Analysis of circulation records for maps at a university library show that borrowers are widely distributed throughout many departments of the university, with heaviest use by graduate students for research purposes. Geographical emphasis is on the local area and aerial photographs and topographic maps are the most popular types. (Author)

This is the first update of the bibliography on online information retrieval that was published as a supplement to Vol. 1 of this journal. Entries are divided into seven sections; within each section, they are listed alphabetically by author. Permuted titled (KWIC) and author indexes are included. (Author/JPF)

This article examines library use studies as the most valid measure of any item's worth to a library or information system: use remains the primary criterion for retention. It is essential that libraries differentiate in their statements of institutional goals between archival and library/information system responsibility. (Author/AWP)

Responses to a questionnaire are presented investigating dental care habits and opinions of Yale University enrollees, their use of available community facilities, potential use of a dental program at the Yale Health Plan, and the most acceptable method of paying for care. (MJB)

Results are presented of an undergraduate and graduate student survey investigating (1) the state of oral pathology of the students, (2) utilization of dental services during the fifteen-months preceeding the study, (3) perceptions and utilization of local dental services, and (4) attitudes toward emergency and routine dental services at the…

Cable represents the only avenue available for Hispanics to gain substantial control over a communications medium. It has the potential to provide Hispanics not only with ownership opportunities, but also with employment, quality programming, and long-term commitments and responsibilities to meet the programming needs of the Hispanics in this…

Although no cause-effect relationship can be shown, regular drug use seems to predispose one to further drug experimentation and use, while non-use of a particular drug seems to predispose one to non-use of other drugs. (Author/MB)