Multitasking information behaviour is the human ability to handle the demands of multiple information tasks concurrently. When we multitask, we work on two or more tasks and switch between those tasks. Multitasking is the way most of us deal with the complex environment we all live in, and recent studies show that people often engage in…

In recent decades the literature dealing with graduate students and library use, including bibliographic instruction, information-seeking behavior, and information literacy has grown. However, there still appears to be a lack of research and resources available on the information-seeking behavior skills of graduate education students, which can…

This article discusses some of the premigration tasks at Minnesota State Mankato in preparation for migration to a new integrated library system, ALEPH. The authors describe the review of circulation policies to make sure that only relevant, current data and practices were carried over. There is emphasis on the need for ongoing review of policies…

Jill Powell, engineering librarian from Cornell University, visited the library at NASA Goddard in Greenbelt, Maryland in July 2013, interviewing library staff and selected NASA scientists. She studied the library's digital projects, publications, services, and operations. She also interviewed several NASA scientists on information-seeking…

During the period of February through May of 1974, a study was conducted which analyzed all interlibrary loan photocopy requests sent from this Bell Laboratories Library to the Research Information Services Department of the Rutgers University Library at New Brunswick, New Jersey. (Author)

A study of the coverage of a sample of the geochemical literature by major indexing and abstracting services showed a need for greater cooperation and coordination among the services. (Author/PF)

The planning and results of a recent inventory of the main library of the Houston Public Library are described. (PF)

As part of an investigation of library theft at Ohio State University, relevant literature was explored, causal hypotheses were formulated, a questionnaire was distributed to a representative sample of 350 students, data were analyzed, and conclusions drawn. Opinions of 19 self-identified book thieves and 231 nonthieves were used to identify the…

The reading list contains 180 references and serves as an introduction to classification research literature. While the list includes major viewpoints on basic work in the field of classification as well as related areas, it excludes critical literature. The major divisions of the reading list are: (1) Definition: What is Classification, (2)…

Introduces a novel order statistic, the "adapted Gini index," and relates it to the conventional form of Bradford's law. An alternative index of dispersion is suggested based on the relative entropy of the frequency distribution. A variety of experimental data is reported. (VT)

The results of a study of the information seeking habits of members of the faculty of a medical school are discussed with particular emphasis on the use made of a medical library. (4 references) (Author/KE)

Acquisition of Canadian literature by American libraries was investigated in three ways: questionnaires were sent to selected large libraries, titles were checked against the National Union Catalog'' and published literature describing major collections was examined. With the exception of the Library of Congress, American libraries purchase…

A description of the Unit which has been set up at Cambridge University with an OSTI grant and whose work is to study methods leading to increased effectiveness and efficiency in academic libraries. Attention is focussed on practical investigations making use of O & M and related techniques. (Author)