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Download full textBaer, Nadine L.; Johnson, Karl E. – 1993
The study reported in this paper was conducted to determine the need for "see" references for authors' names in library catalogs. Nine-item patron questionnaires were placed in the University of Rhode Island's main library. Over the course of six years, 160 questionnaires were completed, 47 by undergraduate students, 76 by graduate…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
Wood, Fiona – 1984
This paper presents results from a study undertaken in 1983 at the Australian National University (ANU) to determine the extent and type of problems academic staff and students had while using the library's catalogs or while locating materials on the shelves. A questionnaire mailed to a stratified random sample of approximately 1,200 academic…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students
Wildemuth, Barbara M.; Moore, Margaret E. – 1993
One hundred sixty-one MEDLINE searches conducted by third year medical students were analyzed and evaluated to determine which search behaviors were used, whether those individual moves are effective, and whether there is a relationship between specific search behaviors and the effectiveness of the search strategy as a whole. The typical search…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Computer Software Development, Evaluation Methods
Altan, Susan – 1987
In an effort to verify that the library research skills that comprise the library media instructional program at the Columbus (Ohio) School for Girls are those that college librarians would regard as essential, a questionnaire was mailed in February 1987 to the undergraduate libraries of 142 colleges and universities most often attended by…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Bound Students, Higher Education, Information Needs
Altan, Susan – 1988
This 16-item questionnaire was sent to 142 selected college and university libraries in February 1987 to determine which library skills academic librarians consider desirable for undergraduate students. Questionnaires were returned by 89 respondents (62.7%). The number of respondents for each question and the titles of the resources cited in their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Needs, Library Instruction
Chen, Shu-Hsien – School Library Media Quarterly, 1993
Reports on a study of the information searching behavior of 35 high school students. Problems that the students had searching an online catalog are identified, and implications for instruction are considered. (EAM)
Descriptors: Error Patterns, High School Students, High Schools, Information Seeking
PDF pending restorationHammond, Carol, Ed. – 1991
The six papers in this collection address as many different topics. In "Circulation Desk Staff Amiability and Patron Satisfaction," Laureen Cardon and Nathan M. Smith describe a study at Brigham Young University which demonstrated that interpersonal relations training for circulation desk staff could improve patron satisfaction. Anna L.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Databases, Government Publications
Peer reviewedAuster, Ethel; And Others – College & Research Libraries, 1994
Describes the goals, planning, implementation, and assessment of a term paper clinic for undergraduates conducted by Master of Library Science students and provides recommendations for similar undertakings. The results of a participant survey, including how students heard of the course and their impressions of it, are presented. A copy of the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students
Wiggins, Marvin E. – 1994
This document is the final report to the U.S. Department of Education of a research and development grant awarded to establish a fully equipped electronic training room and test the effectiveness of hands-on instruction in learning the NOTIS OPAC (online public access catalog) and the Silver-Platter ERIC database on CD-ROM. The purpose of the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Electronic Classrooms
