Information Needs of Humanities Scholars: A Study of Requests Made at the National Humanities Center.

Broadus, Robert N.

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ERIC Number: EJ355857

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Publication Date: 1987

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Information Needs of Humanities Scholars: A Study of Requests Made at the National Humanities Center.

Broadus, Robert N.

Library and Information Science Research, v9 n2 p113-29 Apr-Jun 1987

Requests for published materials made over a two-year period by 79 research fellows in the humanities are analyzed by format, date of publication, subject, and language. The results of this study are compared with results of citation and library use studies, and discrepancies are noted. (Author/CLB)

Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Humanities, Intellectual Disciplines, Library Surveys, Research Methodology, Resource Materials, Scholarship, Tables (Data), Use Studies, User Needs (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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