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Weaver, Nancy Evans; Barnard, Estelle – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2015
Reference lists from two assignments of psychology students in university-level online distance learning (ODL) were analyzed for number and type of sources and mark achieved. Most referenced were resources relevant to the assignment and provided by instructors. Use changed across assignments: Instructor sources were used more on the first…
Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Online Courses, Distance Education, Psychology
Judd, Terry; Kennedy, Gregor – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
Internet usage logs captured during self-directed learning sessions were used to determine how undergraduate medical students used five popular sites to locate and access biomedical resources. Students' perceptions of each site's usefulness and reliability were determined through a survey. Google and Wikipedia were the most frequently used sites…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Student Attitudes, Biomedicine, Information Literacy
Swanepoel, A. J. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2008
What types of information sources do masters and doctoral (M and D) students at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) use most, how do the patterns of use differ across subject disciplines and faculties, and to what extent does the Library and Information Services (LIS) keep or provide access to the journals that are mostly used by M and D…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Information Sources, Citation Analysis, Theses

Kaplan, Robin – Special Libraries, 1973
The results of a questionnaire to determine art scholars' needs isolates areas in art bibliography and art librarianship that seem to be deficient. Specific bibliographic tools and an evaluation of art librarians are discussed. (12 references) (Author/DH)
Descriptors: Art, Bibliographies, Cataloging, Indexes
Sliman, Paula – 1995
Patron service is a high priority in the library setting and alleviating a large percentage of the directional questions will provide librarians with more time to help patrons more thoroughly than they are able to currently. Furthermore, in view of the current economic trend of downsizing, a navigational computer system program has the potential…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Directories, Information Sources, Librarians
Jestes, Edward C. – 1974
Librarians store, protect, and provide the knowledge our modern society needs, but it is frequently difficult to justify the services a reference librarian provides. The work load of a reference librarian varies greatly with periods of frantic activity separated by much longer inactive periods. The role is principally passive, waiting for library…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Librarians, Libraries, Library Expenditures
Chen, Ching-chih; Hernon, Peter – 1981
In order to identify the information needs of individual residents of the six New England states, telephone interviews were conducted to generate baseline data relating to information providers (e.g., availability, linkage between sources, and institutional barriers to information provision) and information seekers (e.g., problem awareness and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Information Services, Information Seeking, Information Sources

Folster, Mary B. – Reference Librarian, 1995
Reviews studies exploring the information-seeking behavior of social science researchers and discusses implications for the development of reference services. Identifies the importance of journals, use of citation information from journals, colleagues and conferences as information sources, and infrequent use of library resources. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Behavior, Conferences, Information Seeking, Information Services

Stalker, John C.; Murfin, Marjorie E. – RQ, 1996
Ohio State University Library studied abilities of undergraduates to identify correct sources for answering reference questions when using the online catalog and the Sourcefinder database with its new Question Unit feature. Users located subjects and instructions at a greater percentage with Sourcefinder than with the online catalog. Topics…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Databases, Higher Education