Implications of Microcomputer Availability for Information Seeking Behaviour.

Burke, Mary A.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Implications of Microcomputer Availability for Information Seeking Behaviour.

Burke, Mary A.

Information Services and Use, v10 n3 p169-89 1990

Examines the extent to which microcomputer availability has affected the use of traditional information sources. Surveys of microcomputer use are summarized, results of surveys conducted at the Liverpool Public Library (New York) and University College Dublin are reported, and future roles of libraries or information services are suggested. (44 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Seeking, Information Services, Information Sources, Library Role, Library Surveys, Literature Reviews, Microcomputers, Public Libraries, Questionnaires, Use Studies, User Needs (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Ireland (Dublin); New York

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