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Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 2000
Discusses online searching and the characteristics that make librarians good searchers. Topics include curiosity; creativity; enjoying the research process; research methodology to help in decision making; information sources other than the Web, including print sources and commercial databases; Boolean logic; and job opportunities for searchers.…
Descriptors: Creativity, Curiosity, Databases, Decision Making
Oder, Norman – Library Journal, 1997
Presents results of a study on user needs, sources used, and search successes. Illustrates that despite increasing competition from other information sources available to the public--such as consumer media and the Internet--libraries are still a primary source of information and education for the American public. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Educational Resources, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking