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'Library Users and Non-Users - A Bibliography from the OCLC Library' by OCLCLibrary

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Description: The OCLC Library has begun a collection of studies on how libraries fit into people’s information-seeking behavior. Right now we are concentrating on published books, reports or dissertations, rather than articles, and are generally looking for items that cover more than a single library, though we’ve made some exceptions if the study is of significant interest. The list is a work in progress and we welcome your suggestions and corrections, which can be sent to Tam Dalrymple, Senior Information Specialist in the OCLC Library. dalrympt@oclc.org.
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by Patricia Sabine; Gordon A Sabine; Frederick G Kilgour
  Book
Language: English
Publisher: 1985.

Notes:
"I used to be a whole book person ... " [p.12]
2.
by Margaret Slater
  Book
Language: English
Publisher: London : Aslib, [1984?]

Notes:
Both users and non-users think librarians are "Passive, reactive, apathetic, dull, boring." Their ideal librarian would be "Dedicated, dynamic, involved; more aggressive..." [pp 110-111]
3.
by William S Gray; Ruth Learned Munroe; Joint Committee on the Reading Interests and Habits of Adults.; Carnegie Corporation of New York.
  Book
Language: English
Publisher: New York, Macmillan Co., 1929.

Notes:
Massachusetts had the highest per capita circulation (4.81), Arkansas the lowest (.18). [p. 19] And 2?f adults surveyed said they used recreational reading "to keep from talking to others." [p. 63]
4.
by V D Stelʹmakh; International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Round Table for Research on Reading.;
  Book
Language: English
Publisher: Haifa : University of Haifa Library, 1994.

Notes:
From the chapter "The Library Image in Hungarian Society," "For circa 1/5 of the population ... the library is an 'unknown place' for just those who would most of all be in need of its services." [p. 112]
5.
by D A Galbi
  Article
Publication: PUBLIC LIBRARY QUARTERLY, 27, no. 4, (2008): 351-371

Notes:
In 1856 public library circulation per user was 14; in 2004 it was 8. [p. 9]
6.
by Herbert Goldhor; Loriene Roy
  Book : State or province government publication
Language: English
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : Illinois State Library, [1985]

Notes:
"In small communities (those with under 10,000 people), patrons visit the public library significantly more often than do readers in the large cities and towns ..." [p. 8]
7.
by Edward Flores; Harry Pachon; Tomás Rivera Policy Institute.; WebJunction.; OCLC.
  Book
Language: English
Publisher: Dublin, Ohio : WebJunction : OCLC, ©2008.

Notes:
"54 per cent of the Latino population in our sample visited libraries in the past year." [p. 1]
8.
  Book
Language: English
Publisher: [Austin, Texas : Texas Library Association, 2009]

Notes:
"Eighty-five per cent of respondents agree that "my public library deserves more finding." [p. 6] The full report is here: http://www.txla.org/html/pr/survey.html
9.
by Margaret L Pilcher
  Book
Language: English
Publisher: [St. Louis, Public library, 1923]

Notes:
This 1923 study reflects the times in the language it uses to describe racial and ethnic populations, but the statistics and analysis -- schools were segregated but libraries were not -- are fascinating and valuable.
10.
by Galen E Rike
  Book : State or province government publication
Language: English
Publisher: Springfield, Illinois State Library, 1968.

Notes:
Annotated bibliography of all known statewide library surveys and development plans published from 1956-67.
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