Book Availability: Academic Library Assessment.

Mitchell, Eugene S.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ476281

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Book Availability: Academic Library Assessment.

Mitchell, Eugene S.; And Others

College and Research Libraries, v55 n1 p47-55 Jan 1994

Describes a study conducted in 1988 that investigated book availability in an academic library by providing a quantitative measure of library performance based on outcomes of card catalog searches and that can serve as a model for ongoing assessment in the library. Results are compared with earlier research from 1986. (Contains 12 references.) (LRW)

Descriptors: Card Catalogs, College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Error Patterns, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Measurement Techniques, Models, Problems, Tables (Data), User Satisfaction (Information)

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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