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Autor/inn/en | Bustion, Marifran; und weitere |
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Titel | On the Merits of Direct Observation of Periodical Usage: An Empirical Study. |
Quelle | In: College and Research Libraries, 53 (1992) 6, S.537-50 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0010-0870 |
Schlagwörter | College Libraries; College Students; Field Tests; Higher Education; Library Collection Development; Naturalistic Observation; Periodicals; Reliability; Research Methodology; Use Studies College; Library; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Bibliothek; Universitätsbibliothek; Collegestudent; Praxisübung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Naturbeobachtung; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Reliabilität; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Benutzerschulung |
Abstract | An auxiliary study of the direct observation method for counting periodical usage in Evans Library at Texas A&M University found that student observations contain substantial error and that aggregation problems and cost issues are fundamental constraints to this method. Concludes direct observation may be useful in calibrating the results of other methods. (13 references/notes) (EA) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |