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Peer reviewedHafter, Ruth – Information Processing and Management, 1979
Summarizes the literature on users studies from the perspective that variation in type of search may be considered central to providing a rational explanation and justification of the variations in resource allocation in different types of libraries. (CWM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Catalogs, Information Seeking, Public Libraries
Peer reviewedLundu, Maurice C. – Information Processing and Management, 1985
Analyzes and applies Bettman's information processing theory of consumer choice to information processing, evaluation, and utilization by academic libraries in Zambia to support research and development activities. Certain Zambian cultural and sociopsychological aspects and attitudes that could affect the evaluation and utilization of information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Environmental Influences, Futures (of Society)
