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Peer reviewedHorner, Jan; Michaud-Oystryk, Nicole – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1995
An experiment investigated whether the format in which information is stored affects the outcomes of ready reference transactions in terms of efficiency and accuracy. Results indicate that bibliographic questions are more efficiently answered online, while factual questions are more efficiently answered with print sources. Results of the study are…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Records, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
Peer reviewedHawbaker, A. Craig; Wagner, Cynthia K. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1996
Compares the costs and benefits of periodical ownership against online access of a full-text periodicals database in one academic library. A full-text database allows the library to offer more than twice as many journals as it does currently for a 15% increase in expenditures. Two tables show comparisons. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedChaudhry, Abdus Sattar; Ashoor, Saleh – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1994
A study at the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (Saudi Arabia) revealed that the overall materials availability performance rose from 63.8% to 76% when library staff provided assistance. The major reasons for nonavailability of items were related to circulation policy, ownership, and user skills. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
