Reader activity in a multidisciplinary health sciences library: a case study at St George's Library.
This paper reports on a survey of user activity in a London teaching hospital with a multidisciplinary health sciences library. Library users were asked to complete a simple survey form on each visit to the library over a week long period. Information was required to help establish a formula for funding. The user survey examined reasons for visiting the library, frequency of visits, length of visit and also asked for comments and suggestions. Finally there is discussion regarding the effectiveness of the survey in terms of the practical framework utilized and of the gains obtained.
St George's Library, St George's Hospital Medical School, London.
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D002017:Budgets; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007992:Libraries, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008000:Library Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008131:London; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires