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Peer reviewedKuhlthau, Carol Collier – Library and Information Science Research, 1988
Presents longitudinal case studies of four students in high school and after completion of college to compare their perceptions of the information search process in libraries. Library user studies are discussed, a model of the search process is described, and implications for the design of information systems are suggested. (36 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Higher Education, Information Needs, Information Systems
Peer reviewedJacobson, Frances F. – Library and Information Science Research, 1991
Discussion of the gender gap in computer-related activities focuses on a study of high school seniors that examined sex differences in library anxiety, computer anxiety, and anxiety in using computers for library research. The relationship between library anxiety and computer anxiety is explored, and further research is suggested. (21 references)…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Computer Literacy, High School Seniors, High Schools
