Library statistics of schools in the health sciences: part I

During the winter of 1965/66, statistics on library staff, clientele, resources, expenditures, salaries, and services of medical, dental, pharmacy, osteopathic, and public health schools were collected by the MLA Committee on Surveys and Statistics. In an attempt to provide standardized information on these libraries, the Committee utilized questionnaires provided by the U.S. Office of Education. The survey was conducted in co-operation with the American Dental Association, the American Association of Dental Schools, the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education, and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.     

Database publishing statistics

The database industry was initiated in the early 1970s by the abstracting and indexing (A&I) or secondary publishers as they converted their print products to computer-readable form. In the 1980s a number of primary publishers followed suit and introduced the first full-text databases—first on magnetic tapes and then on CD-ROMs. CD-ROM was responsible for accelerating the growth of full-text databases. The majority of the early databases were produced by government and not-for-profit organizations. In the mid-1980s the commercial sector started large-scale production of databases and now produces the majority of all publicly available databases. This paper traces the growth of the computer-readable database industry from the 1970s to the present.     

Online use statistics

Online use statistics can provide libraries with a tool to be used when developing an online collection of resources. Statistics can provide information on overall use of a collection, individual print and electronic journal use, and collection use by specific user populations. They can also be used to determine the number of user licenses to purchase. This paper focuses on the issue of use statistics made available for one collection of online resources.     

Inferential statistics and librarianship

This study examines the extent to which inferential statistics were used in research articles published between 2001 and 2005 in professional journals that academic and public librarians are most likely to read. It also explores the kinds of inferential statistics most commonly used, and whether academic and public librarians authored research articles using inferential statistics. Compared with the findings of studies conducted in the 1970s and the 1980s, there is an increase in the use of inferential statistics in articles appearing in professional journals read by academic and public librarians. These results suggest that educators who believe that learning about inferential statistics should become an important component of every librarian's education may be correct, especially because the evolving nature of librarianship has placed new emphasis on performance measures, outcomes assessment, and evidence-based decision making, which often rely on sophisticated analyses of quantitative data.     

浅议图书馆的服务统计

图书馆服务统计是图书馆工作的重要组成部分，是对服务运行中的各种资料，进行搜集、整理、分析、研究，从中发现问题、解决问题、进而提升服务效益的一种科学管理方法。     

The UNESCO book production statistics

UNESCO’S Statistical Yearbook annually provides figures for the production of books in English, French, German, Spanish, and Russian. A detailed analysis of these data show that the lack of responses to questionnaires is the primary contributor to gaps in the statistics. If nonresponding countries had provided the requested information, the statistics would have shown increasing production of books in these languages. The 1987 questionnaire is reproduced in the Appendix. Gretchen Whitney is an assistant professor at the Graduate Library School of The University of Arizona and author ofLanguage Distribution in Databases. She teaches in the fields of information science and information policy.     

Stunning statistics for persuasive speaking

Courses: Advanced Public Speaking, Argumentation Theory

Objectives: This activity aims to enhance students’ ability to make statistics compelling and persuasive.     

文华公书林与文华图专的巡回文库

从文华公书林和文华图专的历史上看,从武昌昙华林到武汉三镇,至重庆,所办的巡回文库不仅使读者得到了切实的便利,更向民众宣传了现代图书馆理念,同时对我国图书馆学人才的培养起到了促进作用。     

图书馆员与图书馆核心价值

本文引入价值链理论,提出图书馆核心价值呈链状结构的观点,确定其价值活动构成。以图书馆员核心价值观确立为前提,形成符合图书馆发展要求的研究方向与工作模式,进而形成图书馆在信息时代的核心竞争力。     

图书馆意识和图书馆习惯

呼唤图书馆意识的首要任务是呼唤国人的公民意识，图书馆领导层要充分认识图书馆在构建和谐社会、加快社会文明建设中的作用，图书馆人应意识到，赢得公众的心就是赢得图书馆的前途，要培养大批量有利用图书馆习惯的人，才能保证我国图书馆事业的蓬勃发展。     

Health statistics sources on the Internet

The Internet is expanding the options for locating health statistics. Electronic versions of print resources and access to searchable databases provide new avenues to statistical data. This article identifies and describes major Internet sites which provide free public access to health statistics. Covered are sites for United States federal and state data, international statistics, as well as subject specific sites for AIDS, aging, and substance abuse.     

统计学结果的修约

用统计学结果("平均数±标准差""平均数±标准误")表达带有随机误差的实验结果,是科技论文写作的一大进步,统计学结果的表达不仅要准确,而且其数值修约更不能忽视.     

图书馆建筑面积越大越好?--从现代图书馆的发展趋势看图书馆建筑面积

本文从现代图书馆的发展趋势探讨未来数字图书馆时代的图书馆将因馆藏数量的变化、读者数量的变化以及读者服务工作内容、方式的变化和业务工作内容、方式的变化而对图书馆建筑空间需求降低,得出未来图书馆建筑面积并非越大越好的结论。     

论图书馆精神与图书馆价值观

对国内图书馆界关于图书馆精神的定义及具体内涵做了简要的述评，指出人们所说的图书馆精神主要包括图书馆价值观和图书馆职业道德两个方面；在回顾国内外现有图书馆价值观研究成果的基础上，提出“为人们自由、平等、便利地利用信息和知识服务”的当代图书馆价值观及相关的支撑因素。     

基于Library2.0的图书馆服务范式

Web2.0与Library2.0的出现给图书馆建设与发展带来了挑战与机遇,同时也给图书馆服务范式的转型提出了新的课题.在国内外研究的基础上,本文概括了Library2.0的概念、特征及其应用情况,分析了基于Library2.0的图书馆服务范式的4个方面的嬗变,探讨了图书馆服务范式转型亟待克服的困难与应对策略,最后展望了基于Library2.0的图书馆服务范式转型的发展前景.     

Public Library/School Library Cooperation

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