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A Study of Six Online Public Access Catalogs: A Review of Findings. Final Report.

Matthews, Joseph R. – 1982

Results from one of a series of cooperative projects to study public access to online catalogs are discussed. This report focuses on a survey of 1,152 users and 1,315 non-users of six computer systems at seven libraries, with library participants including (1) Claremont Colleges Library, which uses the Claremont Total Library System; (2) the…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Automation, Library Catalogs, Library Services

Online Catalogs from the Users' Perspective: The Use of Focus Group Interviews.

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Connaway, Lynn Silipigni; Johnson, Debra Wilcox; Searing, Susan E. – College & Research Libraries, 1997

Discussion of a study conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to elicit information about the library's online catalog. Highlights the use of focus group interviews. Topics include experience with other catalogs, approaches to searching, positive feedback, barriers to use, and changes to the catalog as a result of the study. (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Focus Groups, Higher Education, Interviews

Catalog Use at the University of Wisconsin-Stout: A Comparative Study.

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Richards, Mary – 1987

This report describes a three-stage catalog use study conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Stout from 1982 through 1986 to determine the types of searches conducted and search success rates for both the card and online catalogs during the library's transition to the DataPhase Automated Library Information System (ALIS). Phase I, conducted…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Card Catalogs, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education