Describes the scope, objectives, and status of a study of user responses to public online catalogs conducted in 1982 with Council on Library Resources (CLR) funding. The framework for evaluating the user-catalog interface, data collection, and questionnaire content are discussed, and a copy of the survey questionnaire is appended. (Author/JL)

This paper analyzes content and design of 120 school media center World Wide Web sites. The study's purposes were to develop a list of criteria for use in developing media center Web sites and to compare Web sites by author type to determine if differences exist in incorporation of criteria. The sites were analyzed on June 17 and 18, 2000 using…

In late 1988, a compact disc cataloging product was introduced to the library market. In order to learn more about the needs of current users, a survey was developed to include questions concerning software features and operations, software enhancements, bibliographic and authority subsets, and hardware issues. This study was conducted among all…