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Detailed Data Analysis of the CLR Online Catalog Project. A Final Report.

Lawrence, Gary S.; Matthews, Joseph R. – 1984

In 1981 and 1982, a group of 5 organizations conducted a coordinated study of public online catalog users and nonusers in 31 research, academic, community college, public, and governmental libraries with 17 different online catalogs. It was found that: (1) the most important user characteristic linked with success and satisfaction in using online…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Library Automation

A Study of User Success with an Online Catalog. Final Report.

Kranich, Nancy C.; And Others – 1984

With grants from the Council on Library Resources (CLR) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), New York University (NYU) Libraries conducted a study to assess user reactions to their online catalog, Bobcat (Bobst Library Computerized Catalog). In order to evaluate the effectiveness of NYU's catalog, to describe users' attitudes toward…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Automation, Library Catalogs

University of California Users Look at MELVYL: Results of a Survey of Users of the University of California Prototype Online Union Catalog. Part 1. Final Report.

California Univ., Berkeley. Systemwide Administration. Library Studies and Research Div. – 1983

This report addresses the objectives of a national survey of users and non-users of online catalogs (OPAC's) as they apply to MELVYL and its implementation in the University of California (UC) Libraries on nine campuses. These objectives were to collect information to enable libraries to improve implementation of support services for public access…

Descriptors: Design Requirements, Library Automation, Library Catalogs, Library Research