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Direct linkRachel A. Koenig; John W. Cyrus – College & Research Libraries, 2025
Research consultations are a standard service in academic libraries and consume significant library resources. There is a lack of scholarship evaluating the impact of this service on faculty. This paper describes the impact of librarian consultations on faculty and their role in the research process. Data was collected from a survey of sixty-seven…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Librarians, Research Libraries
Peer reviewedLaw, Gordon T., Jr. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1984
Study of online searching experience in Martin P. Catherwood Library, New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, presents results of five years of collecting data on bibliographic files accessed. A ranking of 10 most frequently searched files and commentary on pattern that emerges are provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedAuster, Ethel; Lawton, Stephen B. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1984
Investigates relationships among: techniques used by search analysts during interviews with users before engaging in online retrieval of bibliographic citations ("open" and "closed" questions, pauses of different lengths); amount of new information gained by user as result of search; and user's satisfaction with quality of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Information Needs, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking
Peer reviewedIngwersen, Peter – Journal of Documentation, 1982
Reports experimental results of a study of the cognitive aspects of information retrieval which focused on user interaction with document organization, user-librarian negotiation, and the librarian's search procedure. Related studies, the cognitive viewpoint, and experimental design and analysis methods are discussed. Forty-two sources are listed.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Information Needs
Peer reviewedTrzebiatowski, Elaine – RQ, 1984
Presents results of study evaluating reactions of 20 university students and faculty to first-time online database searching on the Bibliographic Retrieval Service's menu-driven BRS/After Dark. Background information on participants, search analysis and problems, end user education needs, and the role of the intermediary are discussed. Four…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Library Services
Peer reviewedWeech, Terry L.; Goldhor, Herbert – Library and Information Science Research, 1984
Discusses data gathered from study assessing library users' behavior and perceptions of reference transaction. Characteristics of reference clientele (address, age, education), questions asked, answers given (type, source, length of time spent), relationships between variables, and cost of reference service are highlighted. Instructions and forms…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Information Needs, Library Services, Library Surveys
Peer reviewedHilchey, Susan E.; Hurych, Jitka M. – RQ, 1985
Based on questionnaires collected from 1980 to mid-1984, this study evaluates user satisfaction with online reference services at Northern Illinois University Library. Highlights include frequency of databases searched, relevance of references, search value, defining and measuring information needs, and suggestions for improvement of service and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Library Services
Peer reviewedDodd, Jane; Anders, Vicki – Library Hi Tech, 1984
In order to determine the feasibility of offering free online searches to undergraduates at Texas A&M University's Evans Library, free searches were offered to selected technical writing classes. Student evaluation of the searches are provided and ways to make the service available to undergraduates are suggested. Ten references are cited.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Costs, Feasibility Studies, Higher Education
