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Peer reviewedBrownmiller, Sara; And Others – RQ, 1985
Use of online bibliographic databases as ready-reference sources was evaluated in five-month study at three reference areas in University of Arizona Library. Equipment and training requirements were analyzed, and statistics were collected on databases searched, costs per search, question type, and patron and staff reactions. Ready-reference…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Costs, Databases, Feasibility Studies
Peer reviewedBeck, Susan J., Ed. – RQ, 1991
Provides evaluation criteria for use in evaluating online searchers that were developed by a committee of the American Library Association (ALA). Objectives that searchers should strive to achieve are divided into six sections: technical skills, knowledge base, interpersonal skills, search interview, search execution, and professional…
Descriptors: Databases, Evaluation Criteria, Information Scientists, Interpersonal Competence
