Concludes that the mass media influence spelling usages and could be used as an effective tool in changing spelling patterns of the public. (RB)

Work request statistics have been tracked at the Praxair Information Resource Center (IRC) for nearly a decade. After a gradual and steady increase of work requests over the years, the work requested of the IRC reached a plateau in 1999 that lasted approximately 1 year. Work request statistics during the winter of 2000, however, indicated a shift…

Guidelines for improving the utilization of information by teacher educators have been developed as an outcome of a study of their use of a variety of information sources. (SA)

Educational institutions recognize that in the speeding decade of the Seventies they can ill afford to ignore the leadership potential of library personnel. In recognizing this potential, however, they are likely to expect and hold library management accountable for discretionary leadership as well as for the traditional, ministerial functions.…

The question of how a scholar can be induced to take advantage of computer technology and capabilities in his search for information is the subject of this paper. Students accept on-line bibliographic searching more readily than research workers. (6 references (Author/SJ)

The study indicates that librarians and audiovisual directors can provide inservice training to teachers which meets their individual needs and which results in fuller use of materials owned by the school (Author/MM)

Two services provided by the Boeing Co. Aerospace Group Library-Literature searches and reference/publication identification activities-were evaluated by written and oral surveys of the library's users. The survey technique and cost savings reported by the two studies are discussed. (2 references) (Author/NH)

The aim was to evaluate the extent of use of the Health Service and the extent to which the services were effective, and suggestions by the students about the services. (Author)

This paper discusses some of the more recent major user studies and examines their methods, findings, and conclusions. The appendix includes a brief bibliography of bibliographies of user studies. (Author/MF)

Since users' needs are never static, librarians must continuously evaluate existing services and make appropriate modifications or innovations--or else the role of the library will diminish and eventually be eliminated. (Author)

This article provides an overview of a new project for a long-range program of research to improve the quality of Federal technical library and information services. (MF)

A study was undertaken to determine the extent to which a rehabilitation engineering service met the needs and expectations of 100 patients (or parents of child patients). The patients were interviewed an average of 16 weeks after a new piece of equipment was supplied. (Author)

Discusses a public library system program that provides free public access to microcomputers, noting justification, objectives, equipment specifications, uses and software, staff training, policies and procedures, program implementation, and users. Eight references are listed. (EJS)

Examines three collaborative action research projects on school effectiveness--one each in Texas, Iowa, and Florida--to show how university and secondary school personnel can cooperate to implement research findings in schools. (JW)

Discusses background and theory underlying a design study for an interactive information retrieval system funded by the British Library Research and Development Department which will determine structural representations of anomalous states of knowledge (ASKs) underlying information needs. References are cited. (EJS)