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What Are Users' Views on Seniors in the Public Library?
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Wilkinson, Margaret Ann; Allen, Bryce – Library and Information Science Research, 1991
Survey of adult Canadian library users focused on defining "seniors," and determining their awareness of library programing and needs for further programing aimed specifically at older adults. Results indicated that, in an era of fiscal restraint, librarians need to be wary of improving services to seniors at the expense of other…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Library Services, Older Adults
Automation Change: A Survey of Authority Control/Database Maintenance Librarians.
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Rogers, Shelley L. – Library and Information Science Research, 1992
Reports results of a survey of authority control/database maintenance librarians in 151 major academic and research libraries in the United States and Canada that investigated the current state of automation change, reactions of technical services staff to changes, and methods used to train staff in the changed technology. List of surveyed…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Diffusion of Innovation Theory and End-User Searching.
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Marshall, Joanne Gard – Library and Information Science Research, 1990
Discussion of the value of diffusion of innovation theory for predicting the implementation of end-user online searching highlights a study of Canadian health professionals who were early adopters of end-user searching. User perceptions are emphasized, and the use of diffusion of innovation theory in information science research is recommended.…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Foreign Countries, Health Personnel, Information Science