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Adebowale Jeremy Adetayo; Elizabeth Bukunola Lateef; Rhoda Temitope Oyebola; Folashade Munirat Lawal – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2025
This study aimed to investigate the challenges faced by working students in patronizing library services in Nigeria and to propose tailored solutions to enhance their patronage. A descriptive survey research design was used to collect data from 110 working undergraduate students, which was then analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Services, Use Studies, Barriers
Rowe, Gladys E. – Online, 1984
Describes use of selective dissemination of information (SDI) feature on DIALOG at Sandia Technical Library to produce bulletin announcing library acquisitions of technical reports in microfiche. Microfiche acquisition, developing profile, assembling profile output, costs, and suggestions for improvement are highlighted. Examples of SDI profiles…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Library Acquisition, Library Materials, Library Services
Chaloner, Kathryn; de Klerk, Ann – 1980
This Carnegie-Mellon University Libraries study compared the effectiveness of two methods of current awareness service: computerized updates and the distribution of the tables of contents of journals. In particular it compared the timeliness and availability of articles in-house with the greater coverage but longer time lag (and possible lower…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs
Carmon, James L. – 1974
The historical and current status of information dissemination centers and the problem of user interface are reviewed. During the past decade, the problems of technical data processing have been conquered; information dissemination has evolved from a loosely knit group of experimental centers to an organization of established centers, many…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Coupling, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Information Centers
Clague, P. – 1971
The investigation of the performance, economics, and acceptability to users of the selective dissemination of information (SDI) computer system that supported the International Information Service in Physics, Electrotechnology, Computers, and Control (INSPEC) during its initial testing phase is described. The initial design of the study, involving…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Electricity, Evaluation