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Woy, James B. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1983
Reports results of 1983 survey of 25 public libraries and 1981 survey of 11 public libraries, both of which focused on facets of online information services--user fees, databases, documentation, equipment, miscellaneous services, and subject areas searched. The 1983 questionnaire and seven sources are appended. (EJS)
Descriptors: Databases, Fees, Library Services, Library Surveys
Peer reviewedTenopir, Carol; Read, Eleanor J. – Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2000
Discusses database usage data from a sample of 98 public libraries and library systems in the United States and Canada that revealed patterns of use. Results of the questionnaire used, which is appended, showed the number of workstations was statistically correlated with amount of use. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Correlation, Databases, Foreign Countries, Library Research
Murphy, Marcy – 1981
A survey of over 200 academic, public, and special libraries in 13 selected states was conducted in the fall of 1979 to provide a state of the art report on online or computerized reference services. Libraries were selected from states which had demonstrated leadership in networking, and data were sought in four areas: (1) users of online…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Databases, Librarians
Download full textWang, Chih – 1990
The rapid expansion of online publications has raised some concerns about the use of online databases in comparison with using traditional print publications. To determine the opinions of end users about using Dialog online databases versus their corresponding print versions, three libraries in Atlanta, Georgia--Atlanta-Fulton Public Library,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Comparative Analysis, Databases
Chen, Ching-chih; Raitt, David – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1990
Describes use studies of CD-ROM products in American and western European academic, public, and special libraries. Comparative results of the surveys are reported, including effect of CD-ROMs on library use of online databases, difficulties with different vendors' search techniques, and desired subjects of optical products. (10 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Foreign Countries
Blackburn, Jennifer O. – 1993
A survey of public library users was conducted regarding retrieval results of unassisted user searches in general periodical indexes. The data were analyzed to evaluate the impact or lack of impact of searching a CD-ROM index with loosely-controlled vocabulary and expanded-search capabilities (i.e., InfoTrac-General Periodicals Index) versus a…
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Comparative Analysis, Databases, Indexes
Peer reviewedLutz, Marilyn; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Five papers discuss topics related to the USMARC Community Information Format (CIF), including using CIF to create a public service resource network; development of a CIF-based database of materials relating to multicultural and differently-abled populations; background on CIF; development of an information and referral database; and CIF and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Information Services, Cultural Differences, Databases
Peer reviewedAdeniran, Olatunde R.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1994
Reports on a study of CD-ROM products in Nigerian libraries and information centers that gathered information about funding sources, users, hardware configurations, and training facilities through a survey of research, public, and academic libraries. Recommendations for future CD-ROM use are included, and a copy of the survey is appended.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
