TABLE 32

Tyres oF REFERENCE QUESTIONS SUBMITTED TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES,
ADAPTED FROM VARIOUS STUDIES

PERCENTAGES

Cole
Type of Guerrier James 1943 Christ® Van Hoesen Gscheidle®
Question 1936 1941 (Adults only) 1947 1948 1948

Fact-finding 91 84 55 58 39 o1
How to do o 5 10 i 8
General information on

a subject o1 3 20 27 45
Supporting evidence

(research) 9 16 8
Other o o )

=
o
~ o

TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES
96,042 6,985 1,026 Not given 3,596 80,150

°An additional 21 percent of location directions and 26 percent of instruction in library use have been omitted.
’An additional 55 percent of direction questions have been omitted.