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• Use studies of libraries

• Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community (2010), by OCLC (PDF with commentary at oclc.org)
• Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources (2005), by OCLC (PDF with commentary at oclc.org)
• Materials availability in small libraries : a survey handbook (University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 1981), by Eugene Wiemers (page images at HathiTrust)
• Corporate use of research libraries (The Association, 1982), by Association of Research Libraries. University Library Management Studies Office (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Lifestyles of library users and nonusers (University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library Science, 1979), by Michael Madden (page images at HathiTrust)
• [SPEC Kit on user statistics and studies]. (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center, Association of Research Libraries, Office of University Library Management Studies, 1976), by Association of Research Libraries. Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• [SPEC kit on user surveys] (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center, Association of Research Libraries, Office of University Library Management Studies, 1976), by Association of Research Libraries. Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• [SPEC kit on physical access. (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center, 1976), by Association of Research Libraries. Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• User studies in ARL libraries. (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center, Association of Research Libraries, Office of Management Studies, 1984) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Optimum speed of library access as related to optimum size of library collections; final report. (Office of Education, Bureau of Research, 1970), by Hugh C. Atkinson (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Use of the library by graduate students; a study of their ability, instruction frequency of use, and desire for instruction. ([Berkeley, 1933), by Peyton Hurt (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Use and perception of an academic library : a survey at the Australian National University (Australian National University, 1982), by Fiona Wood (page images at HathiTrust)

• Reinvesting and Renewing for the 21st Century: A Community and Economic Benefits Study of San Francisco's Branch Library Improvement Program (2015), by San Francisco Public Library (PDF at sfpl.org)

• Determination of book usage by class : a cost estimate (Community Systems Foundation, 1967), by M. Carl Drott and Community Systems Foundation (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Measuring the book circulation use of a small academic library collection : a manual (Office of Management Studies, Association of Research Libraries, 1985), by Mary Kane, William M. K. Trochim, Arthur H. Miller, and Association of Research Libraries. Office of Management Studies (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• The Invisible user : user needs assessment for library public services (Office of Management Studies, Association of Research Libraries, 1985), by Patricia McCandless, Association of Research Libraries. Office of Management Studies, and University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus). Library (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• I lettori della Biblioteca 'Melchiorre Delfico' di Teramo nel triennio 1907-8-9. ([L.Savorini], 1910), by Luigi Savorini (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Mathematical models of information system use : the final report on NSF grant number IST 79-18497, 31 March 1982 (Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of California, 1982), by Robert M. Hayes, Harold Borko, Los Angeles. Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of California, and National Science Foundation (U.S.). Division of Information Science and Technology (page images at HathiTrust)

• New Hampshire citizens' information seeking patterns (Educational Resources Information Center, 1980), by Ching-chih Chen and Peter Hernon (page images at HathiTrust)

• The use of and attitudes toward libraries in New Jersey : study (New Jersey State Library, Dept. of Education, 1976), by Gallup Organization and New Jersey State Library (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• An analysis of film usage patterns and trends among selected film libraries in New York State (University Microfilms, 1972), by Fred L. Christen (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• A Closer look : a community analysis and library evaluation of Wake County (Dept. of the Wake County Library, 1979), by Valerie W. Lovett, North Carolina. Division of State Library, and Wake County (N.C.) Dept. of the Wake County Library (page images at HathiTrust)

• Weave: Journal of Library User Experience (2014-) (full serial archives)

• Lifestyles of library users and nonusers (University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library Science, 1979), by Michael Madden (page images at HathiTrust)
• Users of academic and public GPO depository libraries (U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., 1989), by Charles R. McClure, Peter Hernon, and United States. Superintendent of Documents (page images at HathiTrust)
• Providing public services to remote users (Association of Research Libraries, Office of Management Services, 1993), by C. Brigid Welch, Craig Haynes, and Association of Research Libraries. Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• User surveys in ARL libraries (Association of Research Libraries, Office of Management Services, 1994), by Laura Rounds, Elaine Brekke, and Association of Research Libraries. Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• After the user survey, what then? (Association of Research Libraries, Office of Management Services, 1997), by GraceAnne A. DeCandido, Julia C. Blixrud, and Association of Research Libraries. Office of Management Services (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Library user surveys (Association of Research Libraries, Office of Leaderhip and Management Services, 2004), by Tom Diamond and Association of Research Libraries. Office of Leadership and Management Services (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Extended library hours : a SPEC kit (Association of Research Libraries, Office of Leadership and Management Services, 2001), by Carolyn Walters, Patricia Ann Steele, and Association of Research Libraries. Office of Leadership and Management Services (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Studying Students: The Undergraduate Research Project at the University of Rochester (2007), ed. by Nancy Fried Foster and Susan Gibbons (PDF at ALA)
• New York University Elmer Holmes Bobst Library : a user study, spring 1976 (U.S. Dept. of Health, Education & Welfare, National Institute of Education, Educational Resources Information Center, 1976), by Arthur C. Tannenbaum, Ching Fan Chen, and Mary Frances Hoban (page images at HathiTrust)
• User surveys and evaluation of library services. (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center, Association of Research Libraries, Office of Management Studies, 1981) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• User studies in ARL libraries. (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center, Association of Research Libraries, Office of Management Studies, 1984) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Use of the library by graduate students; a study of their ability, instruction frequency of use, and desire for instruction. ([Berkeley, 1933), by Peyton Hurt (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Measuring the book circulation use of a small academic library collection : a manual (Office of Management Studies, Association of Research Libraries, 1985), by Mary Kane, William M. K. Trochim, Arthur H. Miller, and Association of Research Libraries. Office of Management Studies (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Final report : 1981-82 and 1982-83 library use studies, the University of Michigan (Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 1983), by University of Michigan Survey Research Center (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• User surveys in ARL libraries (Association of Research Libraries, Office of Management Services, 1994), by Laura Rounds, Elaine Brekke, and Association of Research Libraries. Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• After the user survey, what then? (Association of Research Libraries, Office of Management Services, 1997), by GraceAnne A. DeCandido, Julia C. Blixrud, and Association of Research Libraries. Office of Management Services (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Extended library hours : a SPEC kit (Association of Research Libraries, Office of Leadership and Management Services, 2001), by Carolyn Walters, Patricia Ann Steele, and Association of Research Libraries. Office of Leadership and Management Services (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Users of academic and public GPO depository libraries (U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., 1989), by Charles R. McClure, Peter Hernon, and United States. Superintendent of Documents (page images at HathiTrust)
• Accessing U.S. Department of Energy scientific and technical information : electronic publications in the Federal Depository Library Program : pilot project report. (U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs. :, 1993), by United States. Superintendent of Documents (page images at HathiTrust)

• Determination of book usage by class : a cost estimate (Community Systems Foundation, 1967), by M. Carl Drott and Community Systems Foundation (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Measuring the book circulation use of a small academic library collection : a manual (Office of Management Studies, Association of Research Libraries, 1985), by Mary Kane, William M. K. Trochim, Arthur H. Miller, and Association of Research Libraries. Office of Management Studies (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Evaluation of a university library's catalogue : patron usage, problems, and policy direction (Australian National University, 1984), by Fiona Wood (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Invisible user : user needs assessment for library public services (Office of Management Studies, Association of Research Libraries, 1985), by Patricia McCandless, Association of Research Libraries. Office of Management Studies, and University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus). Library (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Costs of owning, borrowing, and disposing of periodical publications (National Technical Information Service, 1977), by Vernon E. Palmour, Robert R. V. Wiederkehr, Marcia C. Bellassai, and United States National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works (page images at HathiTrust)
• Methodology and background information to assist the planning of serials cancellations and cooperative serials collection in the health sciences (Institute of Library Research, University of California, 1975), by Charles P. Bourne, Dorothy Gregor, and University of California (System). Institute of Library Research (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• New approaches to the measurement of public library use by individual patrons (University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 1984), by Philip M. Clark (page images at HathiTrust)
• In-house use of materials in public libraries (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaigne Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 1986), by Richard Rubin and Coalition for Public Library Research (page images at HathiTrust)

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