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How Do Patrons Search the Online Catalog When No One's Looking? Transaction Log Analysis and Implications for Bibliographic Instruction and Systems Design.
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Wallace, Patricia M. – RQ, 1993
Describes a study that electronically monitored 11 public access terminals at the University of Colorado libraries to produce transaction logs that were used to gather statistics and analyze users' behavior when searching online catalogs. Implications for search instruction and systems design are suggested. (Contains 13 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer System Design, Higher Education, Library Catalogs
Organizational Influences on the University Electronic Library.
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Davies, Clare – Information Processing & Management, 1997
Reviews the literature on the development of full-text electronic libraries in the academic setting. Organizational factors can have impact on electronic library development and ultimate usability. Topics include strategic management, planning and implementation; system specification and design; document provision; user support and training; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer System Design, Document Delivery, Electronic Libraries
Designing a Computerized Instructional Training Room for the Library.
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Ring, Donna M; Vander Meer, Patricia F. – Special Libraries, 1994
Addresses issues in designing or enhancing a computerized training room for teaching end-users how to search online databases. These include environmental aesthetics and practical considerations such as lighting, sound, wiring, furniture, and equipment and software selection. How to design the room to suit multiple purposes and to accommodate…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers, Computer System Design
The Information Gateway: Designing a Front-End Interface to Enhance Library Instruction.
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Smith, Philip J.; Tiefel, Virginia – RSR Reference Services Review, 1992
Describes The Gateway, a computerized library system for undergraduate students that integrates access to multiple sources of information and provides embedded training on their use. A discussion of the general interface design principles is followed by the results of a preliminary evaluative study. Numerous sample screens illustrate the text. (13…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cognitive Style, College Libraries, Computer System Design
Designing Library Instruction for Undergraduates: Combining Instructional Systems Design and Naturalistic Inquiry.
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Neuman, Delia – College and Research Libraries, 1991
The Magazine and Journal Instructional Kit (MAJIK/1) is a HyperCard program delivering basic individualized library instruction. Using a technique derived from naturalistic inquiry, the program's formative evaluation was conducted at the University of Maryland, College Park, with 28 upperclassmen as subjects. They reported little difficulty with…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation
The Mann Library Gateway System.
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Schlabach, Martin L.; Barnes, Susan J. – Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1994
Describes the Mann Library Gateway that provides access to an electronic library developed at Cornell University (New York) including indexes, numeric data files, and full text of journal articles and reference works that are available at users' workstations. Highlights include modules of the system; software design; user training and support;…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design, Databases