A DESCRIPTIVE SURVEY OF LIBRARIES SUPPORTING BACCALAUREATE AND HIGHER DEGREE PROGRAMS ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING AND NURSING DOCTORAL PROGRAMS (INFORMATION ACCESS).
Contributors: University of North Texas.
Published: 1991
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Library Science.; Health Sciences, Nursing.; Education, Higher.
Description: The purpose of this study is to provide base line data which does not currently exist for libraries supporting nursing education in baccalaureate, masters and doctoral nursing programs. The survey covers physical environment, clientele, resources, budget, and personnel in these libraries.

A survey instrument was developed by the researcher and sent to 537 nursing programs in senior colleges and universities listed in Baccalaureate Education in Nursing 1989-90, and Graduate Education in Nursing 1989-90. Two hundred and fifty two or 47 percent of the institutions responded.

Findings of the study include the following. Seventy nine percent of the nursing collections started after 1960, indicating they are relatively new on the academic scene. Seventy nine percent of the nursing collections are located in the main library. Nursing print collections average 4,073 books and 144 journal titles per school. Eighty two percent of the libraries could not break down patron data by type of clientele. Excluding salaries, the average spent per institution for nursing library resources is $43,263, and \$11,528 is the average spent for nursing books and serials. More reference searches are performed by users on CD ROM than by librarian searchers online. Fifty two percent of the schools have no specific person designated to support nursing library needs. A Masters in Library Science is the degree most frequently held by the library administrator. Twenty two percent of these librarians are certified as Medical Librarians. Only 5 of the 20 top ranked schools of nursing according to Chamings rank highly in the library support categories addressed in this study.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-04, Section: A, page: 1118.

Thesis (PH.D.)--UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, 1991.

School code: 0158.