Unmediated and Mediated Information Searching in the Public Library.

Nordlie, Ragnar

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ERIC Number: EJ557158

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Publication Date: 1996

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Unmediated and Mediated Information Searching in the Public Library.

Nordlie, Ragnar

Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, v33 p41-46 1996

Reports on a study of 40 audiotaped reference interactions between librarians and public library users. Data analysis focused on users' problem formulation, librarians' elicitation of information from the user, unsolicited information provided by users and the effect of these factors for the outcome of the interaction. (Author/AEF)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Interaction, Librarians, Library Services, Public Libraries, Reference Services, User Needs (Information), User Satisfaction (Information)

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

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Language: English

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