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User Characteristics of Keyword Searching in an OPAC.

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Ensor, Pat – College and Research Libraries, 1992

Describes results of a survey conducted at Indiana State University libraries that studied patron perceptions and demographics related to keyword searching on LUIS, the online public access catalog (OPAC) available through NOTIS (Northwestern Online Total Integrated System.) Demographics studied include age, status, frequency of LUIS use, and…

Descriptors: Age Differences, College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Catalogs

Is Creative Thinking Normally Distributed?

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Wakefield, John F. – 1991

The hypothesis of positive skew in distributions of response to creative thinking tasks was studied. Data were obtained from examinees' responses to problem-solving tasks in three published studies of creative thinking. Subjects included 23 fifth graders (12 females and 11 males), 29 high school students (10 females and 19 males), and 47 female…

Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Creative Thinking