Academic
A 1967 survey of medical school libraries concerning reference services (survey size: 93 libraries; responding: 85 or 91.4%) showed that65 (76.5%) libraries reported that the reference department assumed “some degree of responsibility for book selection [presumably general, rather than reference book selection],” while 20 (23.5%) libraries reported no such responsibility. (Source)
Public
An informal survey in 1962 of the 50 state library extension agencies (38 responding) to assess trends of library service since 1954 showed thatthe 1 trend to which all respondents agreed was a movement away from the traditional emphasis on recreational reading to an increasing recognition of the importance of reference and informational services. The next highest rated trend was movement away from dependence on a limited library staff to provide all programming toward involving more community people in the library’s program. The third highest was a trend away from local self-sufficiency toward greater intrastate library cooperation. (Source)
Special
A1967 survey of medical school libraries concerning reference services (survey size: 93 libraries; responding: 85 or 91.4%) showed that65 (76.5%) libraries reported that the reference department assumed “some degree of responsibility for book selection [presumably general, rather than reference book selection],” while 20 (23.5%) libraries reported no such responsibility. (Source)