Do Reviews Matter? An Analysis of Usage and Holdings of Choice-Reviewed Titles Within a Consortium

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries has long been an important tool for librarians making collection development decisions. This study examines the holdings and usage for books reviewed in Choice, books designated by Choice as Outstanding Academic Titles, and the general collections of the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries.     

Effectiveness of fieldwork at an information desk: A prototype for academic library-library school collaboration

This article presents a model of how academnic libraries and schools of library and information studies (LIS) may collaborate to provide useful educational experiences to LIS students and reliable reference service to library users. LIS students staff an information desk for s fieldwork component of a basic reference course. Research shows that the students provide accurate services at the desk.     

What's Coming Off the Shelves? A Reference Use Study Analyzing Print Reference Sources Used in a University Library

To what extent is the print reference collection being used? Use of the print collection at a small private university was tracked for a four-month period. The results suggest that the reference collection is too big and underused.     

Effect of the User Education Programme on Undergraduate Students' Library Exploration at the University of Ilorin

The essence of education, formal or informal, is the ability of the learner to put what he has learnt into practical use. Hence, the knowledge acquired must be reflected in the life of the learner. User education programmes are planned in tertiary institutions to ease the work of librarians and quicken the efforts of clientele in getting and utilizing the library materials. This work, therefore, investigates the use of the programme in the university studied. The investigation also sought to reveal the extent to which the objectives of the user were currently being met. It was discovered that much has not been achieved, as lots of improvements are necessary in the areas investigated. Suggestions for its improvement are given.     

中西方谱系法之比较

中国学者虽然意识到清理一书各版本间的亲缘关系有助于描述该书传承的历史,并有助于判定版本价值和异文价值,但在中国谱系法没有充分发展,处于较原始状态。西方学者建立一套完整的谱系法理论,该理论强调讹误在确定版本亲缘关系时的关键作用,以连结性讹误、区分性讹误两类标志性讹误为基础,确立版本谱系图,然后根据谱系图以特定的程序,重建亡佚的原型。