Columbia University
Subtitle: scientific information study
By: edited by Anthony W. Ferguson, Patricia Burch, and Daniel King.
Contributors: Burch, Patricia; Ferguson, Anthony W.; King, Daniel, editor; Columbia University. Libraries.; Council on Library Resources.
Publisher: Columbia University Libraries
Published: 1993
Place of publication: [New York]
Language: eng
Subjects: Columbia University. -- Libraries; Academic libraries -- New York (State) -- New York -- Use studies.; Science and technology libraries -- New York (State) -- New York -- Use studies.; Communication in science.
Other titles: Scientific information study.
Notes: "Submitted to the Council on Library Resources, August 27, 1993."

Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: I. Surveys, studies and site visits.; Information-needs survey of faculty, graduate students, and research staff; Patterns of use: survey of all journals (bound and unbound); Patterns of use: survey of current (unbound) periodicals; Citation studies; Access vs. ownership: a document delivery study; Periodicals inflation study; Literature availability study; Site visits: six science libraries; II. Implications for the Columbia University Libraries.; Appendices; A. Columbia University libraries science information study-user survey; B. Columbia University libraries science information study-user survey results; C. Departmental differences by sources of information, uses of library resources, and satisfaction with library collections/services; D. Library user survey-additional comments; E. Information-source categories; F. Primary electronic and print resources for the biology, electrical engineering, and physics collections; G. Notice! Please do not reshelve; (cont ...) H. Please read!; I. Comparisons of ten most used journals by user status and ranking, by department; J. Journal titles by number of citations and by earliest date, by department; ISI and Columbia journal rankings compared, by department; K. Columbia University fully loaded borrowing costs per document; L. Methodological compromises; M. Alternatives to current serials collection policies.