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Reader activity in a multidisciplinary health sciences library: a case study at St George's Library

✍ Scribed by SUSAN GOVE; SUSAN GILBERT; JEAN YEOH

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1993
Tongue: English
Weight: 644 KB
Volume: 10
Category: Article
ISSN: 1471-1834
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2532.1993.1020075.x

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✦ Synopsis

This paper reports on a survey of user activity in a London teaching hospital with a multidisciplinary health sciences library. Library users were asked to complete a simple survey form on each visit to the library over a week long period. Information was required to help establish a formula for funding. The user survey examined reasons for visiting the library, frequency of visits, length of visit and also asked for comments and suggestions. Finally there is discussion regarding the effectiveness of the survey in terms of the practical framework utilized and of the gains obtained.

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