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Chen, Ching-chih; Raitt, David I. – 1990
This paper provides a brief comparative summary of the results of U.S. and European studies on the use of CD-ROM and other optical products in all types of libraries and information centers. In 1987 and 1988, questionnaires were distributed to academic, public, and special libraries in the United States and to libraries in 18 European countries:…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedPope, Carolyn – Electronic Library, 1989
Describes an evaluation project in which King's College Library acted as a test site for the OCLC version of ERIC on CD-ROM. The description covers the provision of equipment, software, accompanying literature, and assessment questionnaires, as well as characteristics of the system and search facilities. Results discussed include user reaction and…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Download full textUnited Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1992
This document reports the result of a study carried out to evaluate the installation and use of the UNESCO CD-ROM prototype. A questionnaire in English and French was sent to about 267 institutions around the world. Replies were received from 97 bodies, giving a response rate of about 36%. Almost all respondents were information professionals in…
Descriptors: Databases, Foreign Countries, Graphs, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedWishart, Jocelyn – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2000
Reports results of interviews with teachers, students, and school librarians in eight United Kingdom secondary schools regarding their use of multimedia encyclopedias on CD-ROM. Focuses on a content analysis of their comments on how access to multimedia encyclopedias changes the way students learn, and how they perceive it affects their learning.…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Encyclopedias, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Perra, Leonel L. – 1992
The purpose of this study was to determine the status of the use of computers in the schools within the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia (Canada). Thirty teachers, librarians, principals, and senior district administrators were interviewed to determine the computing background of the interviewees and how they were using…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMoscoso, Purificacion; And Others – Online & CD-ROM Review, 1995
Analyzes the use of online and CD-ROM databases for bibliographic and reference services by 33 Spanish universities. Highlights include evolution of automation; personnel; users; search typology and motive; user training; problems in serving the public; computer equipment; online service costs; and database providers. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Costs, Databases, Foreign Countries
Omaji, Alice – Computers in Libraries, 1994
Presents the results of a study of CD-ROM database use by 100 university students. The students' age, level of study, course of study, and reasons for nonuse are reported. Implications of the study, and suggestions for promoting CD-ROM use and involving faculty in raising awareness are presented. (eight references) (KRN)
Descriptors: Age, Bibliographic Databases, College Faculty, College Libraries
Chen, Ching-chih; Raitt, David – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1990
Describes use studies of CD-ROM products in American and western European academic, public, and special libraries. Comparative results of the surveys are reported, including effect of CD-ROMs on library use of online databases, difficulties with different vendors' search techniques, and desired subjects of optical products. (10 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAshoor, Mohammad Saleh; Kanamugire, Athanase B. – Online & CD-ROM Review, 1996
Describes a study of faculty and researchers' use patterns and perceptions of CD-ROM services at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia) library. Highlights include CD-ROM search forms; a questionnaire survey; the need for user training; library planning; document delivery and interlibrary loan; and financial issues.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Document Delivery, Faculty, Financial Needs
Richardson, John – Computers in Libraries, 1991
Describes the Adonis project, a CD-ROM database of biomedical journal articles that was designed to investigate ways in which publishers could maintain the income they received from publishing scientific journals. User studies are described that were conducted at University College London to evaluate user satisfaction with Adonis searches. (five…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Computer Software, Databases, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedIrving, Ann – Computers and Education, 1991
Describes a project in elementary and secondary schools in the United Kingdom that investigated the educational value and use of online information services. Highlights include a review of previous work in the field, meeting curricular needs, language development, developing information skills, teacher roles, time management, and technology…
Descriptors: Costs, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedAdeniran, Olatunde R.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1994
Reports on a study of CD-ROM products in Nigerian libraries and information centers that gathered information about funding sources, users, hardware configurations, and training facilities through a survey of research, public, and academic libraries. Recommendations for future CD-ROM use are included, and a copy of the survey is appended.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
