Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ497985
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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Comprehensive Materials Availability Studies in Academic Libraries.
Chaudhry, Abdus Sattar; Ashoor, Saleh
Journal of Academic Librarianship, v20 n5-6 p300-05 Nov 1994
A study at the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (Saudi Arabia) revealed that the overall materials availability performance rose from 63.8% to 76% when library staff provided assistance. The major reasons for nonavailability of items were related to circulation policy, ownership, and user skills. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Integrated Library Systems, Interlibrary Loans, Library Circulation, Library Materials, Library Policy, Library Skills, Ownership, Reference Services, Science Libraries, Search Intermediaries, Tables (Data), User Satisfaction (Information)
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia
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