Add to ORKGThis article reports the findings of a study modeled after Saracevic, Shaw, and Kantor\u27s efforts to identify and quantify the causes of users\u27 failures to identify and locate library materials. The researchers analyzed patron-reported and librarian-observed subject and known-item searches and found an overall success rate of only 54 percent. The problems that led to the 46 percent failure rate were analyzed by source and type of failure, and subjective observations concerning problems encountered by patrons were recorded. Recommendations are made for reducing library malfunctions and circulation, patron, and acquisition errors
With shrinking book budgets, traditional collection building, or the “just in case” purchasing model...
Gone are the days when librarians perform duties manually except for the few libraries that have not...
This chapter describes the empirical quantitative and qualitative research and case studies pertaini...
This study evaluates the book availability as well as the performance measure of the Walter Sisulu U...
The purpose of this paper is to report on work being done by Curtin University in Perth, Western Aus...
Objective – The availability study is a systems research method that has recently been used to test ...
Library chain of operation is measured in this availability study. The function of acquisition, cata...
Purpose: Identify journal collection access and use factors. Setting and Subjects: University of Nor...
A survey was conducted in the underg;aduate library at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to de...
The availability of library materials is central to the effective running of a library. Does the lib...
Library chain of operation is measured in this availability study. The function of acquisition, cata...
This citation analysis examines the availability of 1313 citations from student research posters acr...
This paper argues for the availability and accessibility of EIRs in academic libraries as predictors...
Bibliography: p. 175-197.Academic libraries in South Africa are facing the challenge of tighter budg...
Despite the prevalence of academic libraries adopting web-scale discovery tools, few studies have qu...
With shrinking book budgets, traditional collection building, or the “just in case” purchasing model...
Gone are the days when librarians perform duties manually except for the few libraries that have not...
This chapter describes the empirical quantitative and qualitative research and case studies pertaini...
This study evaluates the book availability as well as the performance measure of the Walter Sisulu U...
The purpose of this paper is to report on work being done by Curtin University in Perth, Western Aus...
Objective – The availability study is a systems research method that has recently been used to test ...
Library chain of operation is measured in this availability study. The function of acquisition, cata...
Purpose: Identify journal collection access and use factors. Setting and Subjects: University of Nor...
A survey was conducted in the underg;aduate library at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to de...
The availability of library materials is central to the effective running of a library. Does the lib...
Library chain of operation is measured in this availability study. The function of acquisition, cata...
This citation analysis examines the availability of 1313 citations from student research posters acr...
This paper argues for the availability and accessibility of EIRs in academic libraries as predictors...
Bibliography: p. 175-197.Academic libraries in South Africa are facing the challenge of tighter budg...
Despite the prevalence of academic libraries adopting web-scale discovery tools, few studies have qu...
With shrinking book budgets, traditional collection building, or the “just in case” purchasing model...
Gone are the days when librarians perform duties manually except for the few libraries that have not...
This chapter describes the empirical quantitative and qualitative research and case studies pertaini...