Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ559728
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Evolution of Methods To Measure Student Information Use.
Callison, Daniel
Library & Information Science Research, v19 n4 p347-57 1997
The case study method (employing direct observation and interviews) has become the primary means of investigating how secondary school and undergraduate students locate and use information in the library. This article examines and illustrates the shift from survey to case study with examples from dissertations and field studies of secondary school and undergraduate bibliographic instruction. (PEN)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Information Utilization, Interviews, Libraries, Library Instruction, Measurement Techniques, Observation, Research Methodology, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Student Research, Surveys, Undergraduate Students, Use Studies, User Needs (Information)
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Language: English
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