Information Seeking Behavior of Faculty: Use of Indexes and Abstracts by Scientists and Engineers.

Hurd, Julie M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ454814

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Information Seeking Behavior of Faculty: Use of Indexes and Abstracts by Scientists and Engineers.

Hurd, Julie M.; And Others

Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, v29 p136-43 1992

Describes a survey of science and engineering faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago that investigated their use of paper and electronic services that offer bibliographic access to research literature. The impact of the availability of locally mounted databases is discussed, and directions for future research are suggested. (eight references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Abstracts, Bibliographic Databases, College Faculty, Engineers, Higher Education, Indexes, Information Seeking, Literature Reviews, Questionnaires, Research Needs, Scientific and Technical Information, Scientists, Tables (Data), Use Studies, Users (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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