The Survey of Academic Libraries

Download or read book The Survey of Academic Libraries written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2004 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study presents the results of a survey of 60 academic libraries. Data is broken out by size and type of library, and the study's more than 500 tables of data impart detailed information about trends in academic libraries related to: use of librarian time, spending on books, databases and other materials, use of document delivery, database evaluation and selection, use of subscription agents, library web page evaluation, extent of information literacy training for patrons, hourly wages, attitudes towards virtual reference services, library hiring plans, college management's view of the library and other issues of interest to academic librarians.