Archived: Library Research 1983-1997

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

Library Research: 1983-1997

Table VB: Dissertations and Other Unpublished Studies

(Listed in chronological order )

Researcher Date Institution Project Focus Type

Betty J. Morris University of Alabama Ph.D. diss Student Assistants in Academic Libraries Determines methods and materials most frequently used to train student assistants. survey and analysis

Josephine Yu Chen Sche 1983 Florida State University Ph.D. diss Education Systems for Librarianship in the Federal Republic of Germany, the U.K. and U.S. Describes library education systems and interprets each system according to its development since the 1880s. historical study

Adeline Wood Wilkes 1983 Florida State University Ph.D. diss Managerial Functions by Beginning Academic Librarians Describes functions and how librarians perceive them survey and analysis

Jo Ann Keach Phelan 1984 Texas Woman?s University Ph.D. diss Study of Use of Fees for Services in Tax-Supported Medium-Sized Public Libraries Identifies and evaluates characteristics of libraries charging fees for services. survey and analysis

James M. Kusack 1984 Indiana University Ph.D. diss Support Staff Unions in University Libraries Compares unionized with non-unionized libraries. case study

Roland B. Welmaker 1984 University of Michigan Ph.D. diss Relationships of Perceived Management Systems and Job Satisfaction of Public Librarians Determines the relationships between management systems of 9 public libraries in the southeastern U.S. case study

Lauren Sapp Williams 1984 Florida State University Ph.D. diss Service Orientation of Govt Documents Librarians in Academic Libraries of the Southeastern United States Analyzes data from questionnaire to 298 library staff members. survey and analysis

Ulysses Cameron

1984 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Ed.D. diss Application of Human Resources Planning to the University of the District of Columbia Library Determines the human resources needed for a multimedia library of medium size. case study

Edwin L. Holton 1984 Florida State University Ph.D. diss Use, Cost, Perceived Value and Social Context of Telecommunications Tools in Two-Year College Libraries in southeastern U.S. Describes cost and use of telecommunications tools and investigates perceived value of those tools. survey and analysis

Peter P. Olevnik 1985 SUNY Buffalo Ph.D. diss Organizational Implications of Faculty Status for Librarians in the College Library Examines library?s organizations and governance structure. exploratory study

Barbara Kasper 1985 Indiana University Ph.D. diss Comparative Analysis of Public Library Service to Children in Indiana during the 1970s Assesses children?s services through survey of librarians. survey and analysis

Pamela Rae Palmer 1985 Memphis State University Ed. D. diss Graduate Education of Academic Librarians Describes graduate education at institutions with at least 1,000 graduate enrollment in southeastern United States. survey and analysis

Mohamed Fituri Abduljalil 1985 Case Western Reserve University Ph.D. diss
Book Availability and User Satisfaction in School Libraries
Case study of Shaker Heights Senior High School and Cleveland Heights High School. case study

Ellen Lowe Miller 1986 Old Dominion University Ph.D. diss. Effects of Classification Systems on Management and Access in Selected Elementary School Libraries Examines the extent to which variation in a classification system corresponds to variation in management and access. case study

Albert A. Lunardi
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1986 University of San Francisco Ed.D. thesis
LSCA Title III: Public School Library Participation within Cooperative Library Networks
Examines effects of Title III in stimulating library participation in networks. data analysis

Joanne Reed Euster 1986 University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. diss Activities and Effectiveness of the Academic Library Director Survey of 42 university library directors and investigation of their role "in the framework of an environmental model developed for this research." survey and analysis

Sally Ann McLeod Koenig

1986 Vanderbilt University Ed.D diss A Study of the Evaluation of Academic Library Services in Institutions Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Examines systematic programs of evaluation. case study

Rosemarie Riechel 1986 Columbia University Ph.D. diss. Telephone Reference Activity in Large Public Libraries Investigates trends in telephone reference. survey and analysis

Betty Douglas Paulk 1986 Florida State University Ph.D. diss The Facilitation of Direct Searching of Online Services by the End User in Academic Libraries Surveys 487 on-line search librarians about end user searching. survey and analysis

Janice Helen McCue 1987 Columbia University D.L.S. thesis Performance Compares and analyzes quality of results of 42 on-line database searches in 21 public libraries in 16 states. case study

Popoola Akanni Awogbami 1987 University of Pittsburgh Ph.D. diss. Study of 5 U.S. agricultural libraries with implications for Nigerian Agricultural Libraries Investigates the use of microforms as an efficient method of information transfer. case study

Emma Joyce White Mills 1987 Florida State University Ph.D. diss. Examination of Procedures and Practices in the Selection of Black Materials for Children?s Collections of Public Libraries Citing interpretations of the ALA?s "Bill of Rights," argues that a disparity may exist between "cultural diversity" and the practices of librarians in acquiring materials. exploratory study

Santi Gopal Basu 1987 Florida State University Ph.D. diss. Public Library Services to Visually Disabled Children Examines services at subregional libraries designated by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. survey

Ruth Schwartz

1987 Columbia University D.L.S. thesis Administration and Organization of Private and Public Multicampus University Libraries Evolution of multicampus libraries since World War II. case study

George R. Gaumond 1988 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Ph.D. diss. Organizational Characteristics of University Departmental Libraries Studies the relative merits of centralized vs departmental libraries. case study

Kwasi Sarkodie-Mensah 1988 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Ph.D. diss. Foreign Students and U.S. Academic Libraries Examines two universities in New Orleans, using questionnaire data from students. case study

Jill L. Locke 1988 University of Pittsburgh Ph.D. diss. Effectiveness of Summer Reading Programs in Public Libraries Examines factors related to reaching a higher proportion of child population. survey and analysis

Robert B. Ford, Jr. 1988 Rutgers University Ph.D. diss. Perceptions of Networking and Organizational Interdependence among Selected ARL Libraries survey and analysis

Richard P. Bradberry 1988 University of Michigan Ph.D. diss. Multitype Undergraduate LIS Education Programs Explores the objectives of multitype library programs through a survey of administrators. survey and analysis

Abigail Ayres Van Slyck 1989 University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. diss. Carnegie Libraries and Transformation of American Culture Analyzes impact of Carnegie gifts on changes in philanthropy and culture. historical study

Linda Louise Loomis Cochrane 1989 Oregon State University Ph.D. diss. Survey of Collection Analysis Practices and effects of automation in Public and Academic Libraries Uses random sample questionnaire to investigate how librarians analyze use of collections. survey

Theodore R. Pfarrer 1989 Florida State University Ph.D. diss. Survey of Reference Librarians in Four-Year Colleges and Universities Based on a survey of 736 librarians, examines prevalence of CD-ROM technology and its future applications. survey analysis

Ting Ming Lai 1990 University of Wisconsin Ph.D. diss. Comparative Study of Use of Academic Libraries Compares library use of undergraduates in the United States and Taiwan case study

Joan E. McIntyre 1991 Seattle University Ph.D. diss. Collection Development and Instruction in Libraries of Catholic Colleges and Universities Discusses history and theories of collection development. literature review

Paul L. Conway 1991 University of Michigan Ph.D. diss. Archival Preservation and Information Sources Investigates relationship between preservation practice and the perceived availability and usefulness of information sources. exploratory study

Merrill F. Smith

1991 University of North Carolina, Greensboro Ed. D. diss. Impact of Technology on Collection Development in Academic and Research Libraries in Southeastern United States Assesses the impact of technology on collection development. Data collected through interviews. case study

Sandra Kaye King Stone

1991 University of Alabama Ed. D. diss. Factors affecting CD-ROM End-user Instruction in Major University Libraries Survey of librarians at research-oriented universities. survey and analysis

Felicia Suila Kimo Lafon 1992 University of Michigan Ph.D. diss. Comparative Study and Analysis of the Library Skills of U.S. and Foreign Students at the University of Michigan Examines whether a single bibliographic program can serve both U.S. and foreign students. case study

Nevin D. Raber 1992 Indiana University Ph.D. diss. The Public Library Inquiry and the Search for Professional Legitimacy Examines the PLI, commissioned by the ALA to assess librarianship in context of the postwar era. historical study

Majed Jalal Khader 1992 Texas Woman?s University Ph.D. diss. Model of Services for Public Libraries Serving Arab-American Communities Based on a review of the literature on model-building. literature review and model building

Rebecca Reist Martin

1993 USC D.P.A thesis Academic Library Responsiveness to Multicultural Student Needs Focuses on emerging library programs that address the needs of multicultural students. survey and analysis

Robert B. Walker 1994 University of Georgia Ph.D. diss. Georgia?s Carnegie Libraries: History, Conditions, and Conservation Considers Georgia?s 25 Carnegie libraries from a historic preservation perspective. historical study

Anna Hemer Perrault 1994 Florida State University Ph.D. diss. Changing Print Resource Base of Academic Libraries Compares collection patterns in 72 ARL academic libraries for 1985 and 1989. data analysis

Terence F. Sebright 1994 Florida State University Ph.D. diss. Planning College Library Buildings for Information Four case studies explore planning and outcomes related to information technology in small-college libraries. case study

Jean Ellen Coleman 1995 Rutgers University Ph.D. diss. Response to a Socio-Educational Need Examines four case studies of how literacy can empower. case study

Terry S. Latour 1995 Florida State University Ph.D. diss. Library Fund-Raising Activities at U.S. Colleges and Libraries Investigates degree to which academic libraries engage in fundraising. survey and analysis

Kathryn Josefina Blackmer Reyes 1996 San Jose State University MLS thesis.
Study of Racial/Ethnic Librarians and Management
Examines racial/ethnic librarians working in ethnic collections of university libraries nationwide. pilot study

Alma Dawson 1996 Texas Woman?s University Ph.D. diss. The Academic Library in Intra-Institutional Relationships Examines proportion of educational and general expenditure funds of three academic libraries, 1983-93. case study

Richard D. Holoczak 1997 Rutgers University, Newark Ph.D. diss. Extractors for Digital Library Objects Examines ways to create "uniform and automated" mechanisms for building "meaningful and expressive indexes with which expert and novice users can interact." exploratory study

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

[Matrix A: Funded Projects and Research Priorities]

Researcher	Date	Institution	Project	Focus	Type
Betty J. Morris		University of Alabama	Ph.D. diss Student Assistants in Academic Libraries	Determines methods and materials most frequently used to train student assistants.	survey and analysis
Josephine Yu Chen Sche	1983	Florida State University	Ph.D. diss Education Systems for Librarianship in the Federal Republic of Germany, the U.K. and U.S.	Describes library education systems and interprets each system according to its development since the 1880s.	historical study
Adeline Wood Wilkes	1983	Florida State University	Ph.D. diss Managerial Functions by Beginning Academic Librarians	Describes functions and how librarians perceive them	survey and analysis
Jo Ann Keach Phelan	1984	Texas Woman?s University	Ph.D. diss Study of Use of Fees for Services in Tax-Supported Medium-Sized Public Libraries	Identifies and evaluates characteristics of libraries charging fees for services.	survey and analysis
James M. Kusack	1984	Indiana University	Ph.D. diss Support Staff Unions in University Libraries	Compares unionized with non-unionized libraries.	case study
Roland B. Welmaker	1984	University of Michigan	Ph.D. diss Relationships of Perceived Management Systems and Job Satisfaction of Public Librarians	Determines the relationships between management systems of 9 public libraries in the southeastern U.S.	case study
Lauren Sapp Williams	1984	Florida State University	Ph.D. diss Service Orientation of Govt Documents Librarians in Academic Libraries of the Southeastern United States	Analyzes data from questionnaire to 298 library staff members.	survey and analysis
Ulysses Cameron	1984	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Ed.D. diss Application of Human Resources Planning to the University of the District of Columbia Library	Determines the human resources needed for a multimedia library of medium size.	case study
Edwin L. Holton	1984	Florida State University	Ph.D. diss Use, Cost, Perceived Value and Social Context of Telecommunications Tools in Two-Year College Libraries in southeastern U.S.	Describes cost and use of telecommunications tools and investigates perceived value of those tools.	survey and analysis
Peter P. Olevnik	1985	SUNY Buffalo	Ph.D. diss Organizational Implications of Faculty Status for Librarians in the College Library	Examines library?s organizations and governance structure.	exploratory study
Barbara Kasper	1985	Indiana University	Ph.D. diss Comparative Analysis of Public Library Service to Children in Indiana during the 1970s	Assesses children?s services through survey of librarians.	survey and analysis
Pamela Rae Palmer	1985	Memphis State University	Ed. D. diss Graduate Education of Academic Librarians	Describes graduate education at institutions with at least 1,000 graduate enrollment in southeastern United States.	survey and analysis
Mohamed Fituri Abduljalil	1985	Case Western Reserve University	Ph.D. diss Book Availability and User Satisfaction in School Libraries	Case study of Shaker Heights Senior High School and Cleveland Heights High School.	case study
Ellen Lowe Miller	1986	Old Dominion University	Ph.D. diss. Effects of Classification Systems on Management and Access in Selected Elementary School Libraries	Examines the extent to which variation in a classification system corresponds to variation in management and access.	case study
Albert A. Lunardi .	1986	University of San Francisco	Ed.D. thesis LSCA Title III: Public School Library Participation within Cooperative Library Networks	Examines effects of Title III in stimulating library participation in networks.	data analysis
Joanne Reed Euster	1986	University of California, Berkeley	Ph.D. diss Activities and Effectiveness of the Academic Library Director	Survey of 42 university library directors and investigation of their role "in the framework of an environmental model developed for this research."	survey and analysis
Sally Ann McLeod Koenig	1986	Vanderbilt University	Ed.D diss A Study of the Evaluation of Academic Library Services in Institutions Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools	Examines systematic programs of evaluation.	case study
Rosemarie Riechel	1986	Columbia University	Ph.D. diss. Telephone Reference Activity in Large Public Libraries	Investigates trends in telephone reference.	survey and analysis
Betty Douglas Paulk	1986	Florida State University	Ph.D. diss The Facilitation of Direct Searching of Online Services by the End User in Academic Libraries	Surveys 487 on-line search librarians about end user searching.	survey and analysis
Janice Helen McCue	1987	Columbia University	D.L.S. thesis Performance	Compares and analyzes quality of results of 42 on-line database searches in 21 public libraries in 16 states.	case study
Popoola Akanni Awogbami	1987	University of Pittsburgh	Ph.D. diss. Study of 5 U.S. agricultural libraries with implications for Nigerian Agricultural Libraries	Investigates the use of microforms as an efficient method of information transfer.	case study
Emma Joyce White Mills	1987	Florida State University	Ph.D. diss. Examination of Procedures and Practices in the Selection of Black Materials for Children?s Collections of Public Libraries	Citing interpretations of the ALA?s "Bill of Rights," argues that a disparity may exist between "cultural diversity" and the practices of librarians in acquiring materials.	exploratory study
Santi Gopal Basu	1987	Florida State University	Ph.D. diss. Public Library Services to Visually Disabled Children	Examines services at subregional libraries designated by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.	survey
Ruth Schwartz	1987	Columbia University	D.L.S. thesis Administration and Organization of Private and Public Multicampus University Libraries	Evolution of multicampus libraries since World War II.	case study
George R. Gaumond	1988	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Ph.D. diss. Organizational Characteristics of University Departmental Libraries	Studies the relative merits of centralized vs departmental libraries.	case study
Kwasi Sarkodie-Mensah	1988	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	Ph.D. diss. Foreign Students and U.S. Academic Libraries	Examines two universities in New Orleans, using questionnaire data from students.	case study
Jill L. Locke	1988	University of Pittsburgh	Ph.D. diss. Effectiveness of Summer Reading Programs in Public Libraries	Examines factors related to reaching a higher proportion of child population.	survey and analysis
Robert B. Ford, Jr.	1988	Rutgers University	Ph.D. diss. Perceptions of Networking and Organizational Interdependence among Selected ARL Libraries		survey and analysis
Richard P. Bradberry	1988	University of Michigan	Ph.D. diss. Multitype Undergraduate LIS Education Programs	Explores the objectives of multitype library programs through a survey of administrators.	survey and analysis
Abigail Ayres Van Slyck	1989	University of California, Berkeley	Ph.D. diss. Carnegie Libraries and Transformation of American Culture	Analyzes impact of Carnegie gifts on changes in philanthropy and culture.	historical study
Linda Louise Loomis Cochrane	1989	Oregon State University	Ph.D. diss. Survey of Collection Analysis Practices and effects of automation in Public and Academic Libraries	Uses random sample questionnaire to investigate how librarians analyze use of collections.	survey
Theodore R. Pfarrer	1989	Florida State University	Ph.D. diss. Survey of Reference Librarians in Four-Year Colleges and Universities	Based on a survey of 736 librarians, examines prevalence of CD-ROM technology and its future applications.	survey analysis
Ting Ming Lai	1990	University of Wisconsin	Ph.D. diss. Comparative Study of Use of Academic Libraries	Compares library use of undergraduates in the United States and Taiwan	case study
Joan E. McIntyre	1991	Seattle University	Ph.D. diss. Collection Development and Instruction in Libraries of Catholic Colleges and Universities	Discusses history and theories of collection development.	literature review
Paul L. Conway	1991	University of Michigan	Ph.D. diss. Archival Preservation and Information Sources	Investigates relationship between preservation practice and the perceived availability and usefulness of information sources.	exploratory study
Merrill F. Smith	1991	University of North Carolina, Greensboro	Ed. D. diss. Impact of Technology on Collection Development in Academic and Research Libraries in Southeastern United States	Assesses the impact of technology on collection development. Data collected through interviews.	case study
Sandra Kaye King Stone	1991	University of Alabama	Ed. D. diss. Factors affecting CD-ROM End-user Instruction in Major University Libraries	Survey of librarians at research-oriented universities.	survey and analysis
Felicia Suila Kimo Lafon	1992	University of Michigan	Ph.D. diss. Comparative Study and Analysis of the Library Skills of U.S. and Foreign Students at the University of Michigan	Examines whether a single bibliographic program can serve both U.S. and foreign students.	case study
Nevin D. Raber	1992	Indiana University	Ph.D. diss. The Public Library Inquiry and the Search for Professional Legitimacy	Examines the PLI, commissioned by the ALA to assess librarianship in context of the postwar era.	historical study
Majed Jalal Khader	1992	Texas Woman?s University	Ph.D. diss. Model of Services for Public Libraries Serving Arab-American Communities	Based on a review of the literature on model-building.	literature review and model building
Rebecca Reist Martin	1993	USC	D.P.A thesis Academic Library Responsiveness to Multicultural Student Needs	Focuses on emerging library programs that address the needs of multicultural students.	survey and analysis
Robert B. Walker	1994	University of Georgia	Ph.D. diss. Georgia?s Carnegie Libraries: History, Conditions, and Conservation	Considers Georgia?s 25 Carnegie libraries from a historic preservation perspective.	historical study
Anna Hemer Perrault	1994	Florida State University	Ph.D. diss. Changing Print Resource Base of Academic Libraries	Compares collection patterns in 72 ARL academic libraries for 1985 and 1989.	data analysis
Terence F. Sebright	1994	Florida State University	Ph.D. diss. Planning College Library Buildings for Information	Four case studies explore planning and outcomes related to information technology in small-college libraries.	case study
Jean Ellen Coleman	1995	Rutgers University	Ph.D. diss. Response to a Socio-Educational Need	Examines four case studies of how literacy can empower.	case study
Terry S. Latour	1995	Florida State University	Ph.D. diss. Library Fund-Raising Activities at U.S. Colleges and Libraries	Investigates degree to which academic libraries engage in fundraising.	survey and analysis
Kathryn Josefina Blackmer Reyes	1996	San Jose State University	MLS thesis. Study of Racial/Ethnic Librarians and Management	Examines racial/ethnic librarians working in ethnic collections of university libraries nationwide.	pilot study
Alma Dawson	1996	Texas Woman?s University	Ph.D. diss. The Academic Library in Intra-Institutional Relationships	Examines proportion of educational and general expenditure funds of three academic libraries, 1983-93.	case study
Richard D. Holoczak	1997	Rutgers University, Newark	Ph.D. diss. Extractors for Digital Library Objects	Examines ways to create "uniform and automated" mechanisms for building "meaningful and expressive indexes with which expert and novice users can interact."	exploratory study