Online in Academia: A Survey of Online Searching in U.S. Colleges and Universities.

McKinney, Gayle; Mosby, Anne Page

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Publication Date: 1986

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Online in Academia: A Survey of Online Searching in U.S. Colleges and Universities.

McKinney, Gayle; Mosby, Anne Page

Online Review, v10 n2 p107-24 Apr 1986

Presents results of survey based on sample of 500 U.S. academic libraries which was conducted during spring and summer of 1984 to gather descriptive data on current status of online searching and to predict future trends. Four broad categories are covered: availability; search service characteristics; evaluation; future trends. (31 references) (EJS)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Charts, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Library Services, Library Surveys, Literature Reviews, Online Searching, Program Evaluation, Questionnaires, Reference Services, Research Methodology

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Language: English

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