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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
Peer reviewedChatman, Elfreda A. – Library and Information Science Research, 1991
Discussion of mass media use by older women focuses on a study of 55 women (average age 82) that examined their perceptions of time, their preferred media, their perceptions of the role of the public library, and actual use of the public library. Implications of the results for information professionals and further research possibilities are also…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Females, Leisure Time, Library Role
