The industrial special library universe—A “base line” study of its extent and characteristics

Eugene B. Jackson and Ruth L. Jackson

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1977, vol. 28, issue 3, 135-152

Abstract: The “heart” of the industrial technical library universe is encompassed in the library systems of 311 of FORTUNE'S “500” Corporations. Of the 30+ variables used to delineate these 311 systems, the number of professional librarians, libraries, and corporations were most important. A “Library Penetration” ratio was evolved from the three measures. To meet the budget‐setting need for cross‐industry comparison, FORTUNE'S 29 industry classifications were used, with Chemicals and Petroleum Refining most important. Systems including overseas units, or internationally operating systems, were statistical leaders in every measure. Twenty‐four pairs of measures were found to have a correlation (R) of 0.80 (or higher) with significance R of 0.00001. How the re‐maining 189 of FORTUNE'S “500” operate without formal information services requires study.

Date: 1977
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