Methodology
For this research, the methods for conducting use studies at different academic
libraries were examined. These methods were determined by studying the written reports
of use studies in scholarly journals. These articles were found in several ways.
First, a search was conducted on different article databases to find relevant use
studies. The two databases used were Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA)
and Library Literature & Information Science. A search was entered into each of these
databases for “use study” AND “serial” OR “periodical” OR “journal.” Results were
further limited to peer-reviewed articles only. Once potential articles were found, they
were read and reviewed to determine their relevance to this research. Articles detailing
use studies in academic libraries were selected from these results to study.