NOPR Collection:

Survey methods in the evaluation of library resources

Thu, 01 Sep 1977 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Survey methods in the evaluation of library resources Authors: Singh, Mohinder Abstract: Libraries, particularly research and academic libraries are becoming many-fold complex and specialized with the rapid growth of research, literature and its user’s demand of partial or complete evaluation of the collection from time to time. The paper embodies various methods at survey, its objectives, and usefulness for the evaluation of collections, and the results of a survey of Punjab University Library Collection. Particularly Physics Literature supported with many suggestions that are needed for its improvement. Page(s): 154-157

CFTRI documentation services : A user survey

Thu, 01 Sep 1977 00:00:00 GMT

Title: CFTRI documentation services : A user survey Authors: Sanganesuaran, S V; Gopinath, M V Abstract: A user survey was conducted to evaluate the three Documentation services of CFTRI, namely, Library Bulletin Documentation List and Food Technology Abstracts. Results have shown that these publications were being used by the majority of users for current awareness purposes. There was a general preference for abstracts among the users over bare titles. The internal structure, such as. Classification, indexing, etc., index terms and informativeness of abstracts were stated to be helpful. Improvements were suggested in external format by way of printing better binding etc. All the users desired to receive these services on a continual basis and about 45.6% of users outside CFTRI expressed their willingness to pay a subscription charge for these services. Page(s): 147-153

Some anomalies in the Dewy decimal classification scheme

Thu, 01 Sep 1977 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Some anomalies in the Dewy decimal classification scheme Authors: Sengupta, I N Page(s): 144-146

Networks of scientific papers: A comparative analysis of co-citation, bibliographic coupling and direct citation

Thu, 01 Sep 1977 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Networks of scientific papers: A comparative analysis of co-citation, bibliographic coupling and direct citation Authors: Gupta, Brij Mohan Abstract: Citation analysis studies are used to find pattern of networking among scientific papers. The comparative merits of the three techniques, namely, direct citation, co-citation and bibliographic coupling have been discussed In this paper. A pattern of networking, using the co-citation mode, is presented from a sample of papers published in the Soviet periodical Gellotekhnika. The co-citation is established at the most suitable technique for networking. Page(s): 138-143