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Download full textCooper, C. Crys – 1993
The experiences of novice users (freshman students at Ohio University) searching OCLC's FIRSTSEARCH set of databases were studied. The 13 subjects were asked to complete a search on the FIRSTSEARCH databases; and data were collected through observations, administration of a questionnaire, and a thinking-aloud protocol. Data were analyzed to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Freshmen, Databases, Gateway Systems
