Archived: Journal Articles 1994-1997

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

Library Research: 1983-1997

Table VA: Journal Articles

1994-1997

(listed in chronological order)

Researcher Year Institution Project (title) Focus Type

Dennis Carrigan 1994 College of Library and Information Science, University of Kentucky Public Library Private Fund-Raising: A Report Based on a Survey Analyzes results of questionnaire sent to directors of 100 large public libraries. survey analysis

Jerry P. Miller 1994 Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College The Relationship between Organizational Culture and Environmental Scanning: A Case Study Describes how differences in organizational values influence frequency with which decision makers use oral, written, and electronic sources of information for environmental scanning case study

Nancy A. Van House and Thomas A. Childers 1994 School of Library and Information Studies, University of California, Berkeley; Drexel University The Use of Public Library Roles for Effectiveness Evaluation Examines roles from the PLA planning and measurement tools for their utility in evaluating public library effectiveness; data from Public Library Effectiveness Study survey analysis

Diane Prorak, Tania Gottschalk & Mike Pollastro 1994 University Library, University of Idaho Teaching Method and Psychological Type in Bibliographic Instruction: Effect on Student Learning and Confidence "Will students learn more and be confident about using the library if librarians teach using a small-group, active-learning method rather than a lecture method?" case study

Dian Walster 1994 University of Colorado, Denver Applying an Attitude-Behavior Consistency Model to Research in Library and Information Science Examines application of the Fishbein and Ajzen model of attitude-behavior consistency to research in LIS exploratory study

F.W. Lancaster, Cheryl Elzy, Mary Jo Zeter, Laura Metzler & Yuen-Man Low 1994 University of Illinois; Illinois State University Searching Databases on CD-ROM: Comparison of the Results of End-User Searching with Results from Two Modes of Searching by Skilled Intermediaries Results of 35 searches by users of the ERIC database were compared with results achieved by an experienced education librarian and a team of experienced librarians case study

David Belanger 1995 Delaware County Library System (PA) Board Games: Examining the Trustee/Director Conflict Analyzes the Library Trustee and Director Survey, done in Pennsylvania in 1994 survey analysis

Shiao-Feng Su and F.W. Lancaster 1995 Division of Library and Information Sciences, San Jose State University; Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Evaluation of Expert Systems in Reference Service Applications Evaluates two systems designed to help library users find sources to answer their reference questions case study

Sherry Shiuan Su and Charles Wm. Conaway 1995 Fe-Jen Catholic University; School of Library and Information Studies, Florida State University Information and a Forgotten Minority: Elderly Chinese Immigrants Examines information needs of elderly Chinese immigrants; implications for improved information services exploratory study

Marcia J. Bates, Deborah N. Wilde, Susan Siegfried 1995 Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, UCLA; Getty Art History Information Program Research practices of humanities scholars in an on-line environment: the Getty Online Searching Project report no.3 Monitors database searching by visiting scholars at Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities case study

Stanley E. & Jim Bradley, 1995 Illinois State Library A Study of Public Library Referenda in Illinois Examines voting trends on library issues based on results of referenda from 1978 through 1994 assessment

Eric Bryant 1995 Library Journal Pride & Prejudice Discusses nation?s first survey of gay and lesbian librarian service survey analysis

Debora Shaw 1995 School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University Bibliographic Database Searching by Graduate Students in Language and Literature: Search Strategies, System Interfaces, and Relevance Judgments Observed graduate students as they searched CD-ROM databases case study

Richard Rubin 1995 School of Library and Information Science, Kent State University Upward Appraisal: What Do Subordinates Consider Important in Evaluating Their Supervisors? Employs a subordinate evaluation instrument to identify those factors that employees of the Dayton-Montgomery County Public Library value in their supervisors; implications for administrators case study

Douglas Raber 1995 School of Library and Informational Science, University of Missouri, Columbia A Conflict of Cultures: Planning vs. Tradition in Public Libraries Examines nature of conflicts that may arise in confrontation of cultures inherent in the Public Library Development Program and traditional library cultures research report

John R. Ottensmann 1995 School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Using a Gravity Model to Predict Circulation in a Public Library System Development of model based on principles of spatial interaction case study

David N. Ammons 1995 University of Georgia Overcoming the inadequacies of performance measurement in local government: the case of libraries and leisure services Using examples from public libraries and community parks, study argues that increased emphasis on performance comparisons could encourage greater accountability case study

Qun G. Jiao, Anthony Onwuegbuzie & Art A. Lichtenstein 1996 Baruch College, CUNY; University of Central Arkansas Library Anxiety: Characteristics of "At-Risk" College Students Based on study of 493 students, examines factors that predict library anxiety; a setwise multiple regression analysis reveals eight variables involved case study

Affleck, Mary Ann 1996 Capital Community-Technical College Library, Hartford, CT Burnout among Bibliographic Instruction Librarians Administered Maslach Burnout Inventory and a Role Questionnaire to bibliographic instruction librarians in colleges in New England survey-based study

Deanna B. Marcum 1996 Council on Library Resources Redefining Community through the Public Library Uses case studies and surveys to speculate about how public library can contribute to social well-being position paper

Hector Correa and Virginia Correa 1996 Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pennsylvania; Electronic Information Network, Pittsburgh, PA An Application of Input-Output Analysis to the Administration of a Library Construction of an input-output model makes it possible to forecast personnel requirements resulting from changes in external demands for library services research report

Lynda M. Baker 1996 Library and Information Science Program, Wayne State University A Study of the Nature of Informational Needed by Women with Multiple Sclerosis Based on Miller?s theory of information seeking, the study asked 93 women to assess a general or specific pamphlet on one of two topics; discussion of methodology for studying information needs case study

Diane DiMartino and Lucinda R. Zoe 1996 Newman Library, Baruch College, CUNY End-User Full-Text Searching: Access or Excess? Examined and assessed the search techniques of trained end-users to see if they were searching effectively case study

Debora Shaw 1996 School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University Undergraduate Use of CD-ROM Databases: Observations of Human-Computer Interaction and Relevance Judgments Observed freshmen as they searched bibliographic databases case study

Linda M. Wolfgram 1996 School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University The Effects of Automation on School Library Media Centers Considers effects of automation based on the literature and on perceptions of school media specialists exploratory study

Zorana Ercegovac 1997 Dept. of Library and Information Science, UCLA The Interpretation of "Library Use" in the Age of Digital Libraries: Virtualizing the Name Examines the degree to which college students agree in interpreting the term "library use." case study

Suzanne Hildenbrand 1997 School of Information and Library Studies, SUNY Buffalo Still Not Equal: Closing the Library Gender Gap Analysis of trends in opportunities and salaries for women position paper

Hazel M. Davis & Ellen Altman, 1997 Victoria University, New Zealand; Glendale Community College, AZ The relationship between community lifestyles and circulation patterns in public libraries Uses market research techniques to examine whether circulation patterns reflect distinctive lifestyles survey & analysis

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[Table VA: Journal Articles (part 2 of 3)]

[Table VB: Dissertations and Other Unpublished Studies]

Researcher	Year	Institution	Project (title)	Focus	Type
Dennis Carrigan	1994	College of Library and Information Science, University of Kentucky	Public Library Private Fund-Raising: A Report Based on a Survey	Analyzes results of questionnaire sent to directors of 100 large public libraries.	survey analysis
Jerry P. Miller	1994	Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College	The Relationship between Organizational Culture and Environmental Scanning: A Case Study	Describes how differences in organizational values influence frequency with which decision makers use oral, written, and electronic sources of information for environmental scanning	case study
Nancy A. Van House and Thomas A. Childers	1994	School of Library and Information Studies, University of California, Berkeley; Drexel University	The Use of Public Library Roles for Effectiveness Evaluation	Examines roles from the PLA planning and measurement tools for their utility in evaluating public library effectiveness; data from Public Library Effectiveness Study	survey analysis
Diane Prorak, Tania Gottschalk & Mike Pollastro	1994	University Library, University of Idaho	Teaching Method and Psychological Type in Bibliographic Instruction: Effect on Student Learning and Confidence	"Will students learn more and be confident about using the library if librarians teach using a small-group, active-learning method rather than a lecture method?"	case study
Dian Walster	1994	University of Colorado, Denver	Applying an Attitude-Behavior Consistency Model to Research in Library and Information Science	Examines application of the Fishbein and Ajzen model of attitude-behavior consistency to research in LIS	exploratory study
F.W. Lancaster, Cheryl Elzy, Mary Jo Zeter, Laura Metzler & Yuen-Man Low	1994	University of Illinois; Illinois State University	Searching Databases on CD-ROM: Comparison of the Results of End-User Searching with Results from Two Modes of Searching by Skilled Intermediaries	Results of 35 searches by users of the ERIC database were compared with results achieved by an experienced education librarian and a team of experienced librarians	case study
David Belanger	1995	Delaware County Library System (PA)	Board Games: Examining the Trustee/Director Conflict	Analyzes the Library Trustee and Director Survey, done in Pennsylvania in 1994	survey analysis
Shiao-Feng Su and F.W. Lancaster	1995	Division of Library and Information Sciences, San Jose State University; Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	Evaluation of Expert Systems in Reference Service Applications	Evaluates two systems designed to help library users find sources to answer their reference questions	case study
Sherry Shiuan Su and Charles Wm. Conaway	1995	Fe-Jen Catholic University; School of Library and Information Studies, Florida State University	Information and a Forgotten Minority: Elderly Chinese Immigrants	Examines information needs of elderly Chinese immigrants; implications for improved information services	exploratory study
Marcia J. Bates, Deborah N. Wilde, Susan Siegfried	1995	Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, UCLA; Getty Art History Information Program	Research practices of humanities scholars in an on-line environment: the Getty Online Searching Project report no.3	Monitors database searching by visiting scholars at Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities	case study
Stanley E. & Jim Bradley,	1995	Illinois State Library	A Study of Public Library Referenda in Illinois	Examines voting trends on library issues based on results of referenda from 1978 through 1994	assessment
Eric Bryant	1995	Library Journal	Pride & Prejudice	Discusses nation?s first survey of gay and lesbian librarian service	survey analysis
Debora Shaw	1995	School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University	Bibliographic Database Searching by Graduate Students in Language and Literature: Search Strategies, System Interfaces, and Relevance Judgments	Observed graduate students as they searched CD-ROM databases	case study
Richard Rubin	1995	School of Library and Information Science, Kent State University	Upward Appraisal: What Do Subordinates Consider Important in Evaluating Their Supervisors?	Employs a subordinate evaluation instrument to identify those factors that employees of the Dayton-Montgomery County Public Library value in their supervisors; implications for administrators	case study
Douglas Raber	1995	School of Library and Informational Science, University of Missouri, Columbia	A Conflict of Cultures: Planning vs. Tradition in Public Libraries	Examines nature of conflicts that may arise in confrontation of cultures inherent in the Public Library Development Program and traditional library cultures	research report
John R. Ottensmann	1995	School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University	Using a Gravity Model to Predict Circulation in a Public Library System	Development of model based on principles of spatial interaction	case study
David N. Ammons	1995	University of Georgia	Overcoming the inadequacies of performance measurement in local government: the case of libraries and leisure services	Using examples from public libraries and community parks, study argues that increased emphasis on performance comparisons could encourage greater accountability	case study
Qun G. Jiao, Anthony Onwuegbuzie & Art A. Lichtenstein	1996	Baruch College, CUNY; University of Central Arkansas	Library Anxiety: Characteristics of "At-Risk" College Students	Based on study of 493 students, examines factors that predict library anxiety; a setwise multiple regression analysis reveals eight variables involved	case study
Affleck, Mary Ann	1996	Capital Community-Technical College Library, Hartford, CT	Burnout among Bibliographic Instruction Librarians	Administered Maslach Burnout Inventory and a Role Questionnaire to bibliographic instruction librarians in colleges in New England	survey-based study
Deanna B. Marcum	1996	Council on Library Resources	Redefining Community through the Public Library	Uses case studies and surveys to speculate about how public library can contribute to social well-being	position paper
Hector Correa and Virginia Correa	1996	Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pennsylvania; Electronic Information Network, Pittsburgh, PA	An Application of Input-Output Analysis to the Administration of a Library	Construction of an input-output model makes it possible to forecast personnel requirements resulting from changes in external demands for library services	research report
Lynda M. Baker	1996	Library and Information Science Program, Wayne State University	A Study of the Nature of Informational Needed by Women with Multiple Sclerosis	Based on Miller?s theory of information seeking, the study asked 93 women to assess a general or specific pamphlet on one of two topics; discussion of methodology for studying information needs	case study
Diane DiMartino and Lucinda R. Zoe	1996	Newman Library, Baruch College, CUNY	End-User Full-Text Searching: Access or Excess?	Examined and assessed the search techniques of trained end-users to see if they were searching effectively	case study
Debora Shaw	1996	School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University	Undergraduate Use of CD-ROM Databases: Observations of Human-Computer Interaction and Relevance Judgments	Observed freshmen as they searched bibliographic databases	case study
Linda M. Wolfgram	1996	School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University	The Effects of Automation on School Library Media Centers	Considers effects of automation based on the literature and on perceptions of school media specialists	exploratory study
Zorana Ercegovac	1997	Dept. of Library and Information Science, UCLA	The Interpretation of "Library Use" in the Age of Digital Libraries: Virtualizing the Name	Examines the degree to which college students agree in interpreting the term "library use."	case study
Suzanne Hildenbrand	1997	School of Information and Library Studies, SUNY Buffalo	Still Not Equal: Closing the Library Gender Gap	Analysis of trends in opportunities and salaries for women	position paper
Hazel M. Davis & Ellen Altman,	1997	Victoria University, New Zealand; Glendale Community College, AZ	The relationship between community lifestyles and circulation patterns in public libraries	Uses market research techniques to examine whether circulation patterns reflect distinctive lifestyles	survey & analysis