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Peer reviewedCole, Elliot; McCain, Katherine W. – Information Processing and Management, 1985
Library usage study of OCLC network-provided software and services indicates most users make local modifications to standard practices. Findings are discussed in terms of network models for decision making in software use; methodology of software user studies; and diffusion of innovation processes in postimplementation stages of transaction…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Decision Making, Diffusion (Communication), Innovation
Peer reviewedDohrman, Barbara K.; Weiss, Jack A. – Library Trends, 1985
Presents overview of two studies (1981, 1984) investigating the status of automation in U.S. community college learning resources centers (LRCs). Factors leading to automation, current level of automation, LRC organizational structure, attitudes toward and perceived constraints on automated services, consortium participation, hardware options, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Colleges, Interviews, Learning Resources Centers
