Academic

 A 1964-67 study of northern California university, 4-year college, and 2-year college libraries (including 1 Oregon library) showed thatthe 3 aspects of the physical library environment that 1,112 students at 16 institutions most often rated as needing improvement were snack facilities (53%), number of carrels (44%), and quietness (44%).                     (Source)

 A survey reported in 1968 of 32 urban universities (32 responding; 24 usable responses) concerning faculty studies (“a small enclosed area of individual study; not an open study station”) in the library showed that65% of the libraries had faculty studies.  (Source)

         Ibid…. showed thatthe ratio of faculty to faculty studies in institutions where the number of faculty studies was reported as inadequate (82% of respondents) ranged from 4.0:1 (126 studies) to 337.0:1 (8 studies), while the ratio of faculty to faculty studies in institutions where the number of faculty studies was reported as adequate (18% of respondents) ranged from 1.6:1 (238 studies) to 31.0:1 (48 studies).                   (Source)

         Ibid…. showed that66% of responding libraries did not use a separate circulation policy for faculty studies.                  (Source)

         Ibid…. showed that smoking was permitted in faculty studies by 71% of responding libraries, while none of the libraries permitted eating or drinking in faculty studies. However, 80% of respondents reported housekeeping problems along these lines.  (Source)

A 1979 survey of libraries in accredited North American veterinary schools (population: 25 libraries; responding: 23 or 92%) showed that, of the 18 veterinary libraries housed separately, the physical size of the library ranged from 2,163 square feet at Tuskegee to 15,437 square feet at Kansas State University, with the average veterinary library occupying 5,785 square feet of space. The number of reader stations available ranged from 33 at Washington State University to 225 at Iowa State University, with the average veterinary library providing 120 reader stations.                     (Source)

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 A 1979 survey of libraries in accredited North American veterinary schools (population: 25 libraries; responding: 23 or 92%) showed thatof the 18 veterinary libraries housed separately, the physical size of the library ranged from 2,163 square feet at Tuskegee to 15,437 square feet at Kansas State University, with the average veterinary library occupying 5,785 square feet of space. The number of reader stations available ranged from 33 at Washington State University to 225 at Iowa State University, with the average veterinary library providing 120 reader stations.                      (Source)

Dr. David Kohl

 "Libraries in the digital age are experiencing the most profound transformation since ancient Mesopotamian scribes first began gathering and organizing cuneiform tablets."

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