Factors Affecting the Use of Information for Academic Library Decision Making.

McClure, Charles R.; Samuels, Alan R.

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Publication Date: 1985

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Factors Affecting the Use of Information for Academic Library Decision Making.

McClure, Charles R.; Samuels, Alan R.

College and Research Libraries, v46 n6 p483-98 Nov 1985

Reports on study of academic librarians' perceptions of information processing and organizational climate. Findings discussed include significant relationship between democratic governance climate and information dissemination; high dependency on internal oral sources as input for decision making; minimal selection of information resources based on clientele information or empirical research. (36 references) (EJS)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Correlation, Decision Making, Higher Education, Information Dissemination, Information Utilization, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Surveys, Organizational Climate, Research Design, Tables (Data)

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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