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Peer reviewedDavis, Jinnie Y. – Library and Information Science Research, 1984
Discusses hypotheses which examine, for a nonprogramed decision, variables of (1) individual decision makers, (2) information upon which choices are based, and (3) structural features within which decision is made. Circumstances under which decision-making group (Ohio's librarians) selected an innovative alternative (incorporation of OCLC) are…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Case Studies, Committees, Decision Making
Peer reviewedChatman, Elfreda A. – Library and Information Science Research, 1985
Fifty women enrolled in an urban Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program were interviewed about their use of the mass media and the public library for useful information, preferences in the use of mass media, and their attitudes about source credibility. A 23-item interview guide is appended. (25 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Credibility, Economically Disadvantaged, Employed Women, Information Needs
