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Download full textOndrusek, Anita; Ren, Xiaoai; Yang, Changwoo – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2019
Very few formal studies have documented the errors committed in online searching performances, and none have focused exclusively on students in library and information science programs. To fill this gap, the authors conducted a content analysis of online searching errors of MLIS students based upon a coding scheme derived from previous error…
Descriptors: Library Science, Information Science, Graduate Students, Masters Programs
Direct linkHolman, Lucy – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This qualitative study examines first-year college students' online search habits in order to identify patterns in millennials' mental models of information retrieval. The study employed a combination of modified contextual inquiry and concept mapping methodologies to elicit students' mental models. The researcher confirmed previously observed…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Online Searching, Search Strategies, Internet
Cordes, Sean – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2012
This article is an exploratory study of student behavior using online tools to do project-based work for a library science course at a mid-sized Midwestern public university. The population was 22 net generation students aged 18-24, who were enrolled in an Introduction to Information Resources course. The study was designed to better understand…
Descriptors: Online Searching, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Publishing
Peer reviewedStielow, Frederick; Tibbo, Helen – RQ, 1988
This study examined the importance of negative searching, or searching to discover topics not previously explored in writing, and its oversight in the library literature. A survey of university faculty revealed a tendency to view negative searching as necessary to scholarly endeavors, but an online literature search showed little discussion of…
Descriptors: Library Science, Library Services, Online Searching, Reference Services
Peer reviewedJacso, Peter – Library & Information Science Research, 1998
This study examined the use of advanced search commands and the Journal Name Finder database of DIALOG to simplify collection and processing of posting information for 42 library and information science serials (1966-1996) in six databases. Presents types of deficiencies in journal coverage that may yield incomplete search results and distort…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Databases, Information Science, Library Research
McDermott, Irene E. – Searcher, 1998
Shares information gathered from a three-day librarian conference in Monterey, California. Compares and contrasts several search engines and offers tips for effective searching. Discusses the efficacy and legality of censorware and how to stay employed during times of cutbacks and downsizing. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Conferences, Employment Qualifications, Internet
Baudino, Frank, Ed.; Mardis, Lori, Ed.; Park, Sarah G., Ed.; Ury, Connie J., Ed. – Online Submission, 2004
The Brick & Click Libraries Symposium is a one-day conference that focuses on providing library resources and services for students who are either on-campus learners or off-campus learners. It is sponsored by Northwest Missouri State University in order to offer academic librarians a forum for sharing practical information. The subjects and…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Science, Electronic Journals, Copyrights
