Faculty Use of Databases at Texas A&M University.

Clark, Katharine E.; Gomez, Joni

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ERIC Number: EJ421703

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Publication Date: 1990

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Faculty Use of Databases at Texas A&M University.

Clark, Katharine E.; Gomez, Joni

RQ, v30 n2 p241-48 Win 1990

Describes a study of faculty members at Texas A&M University that was conducted to determine whether they were searching online databases from their own offices and labs rather than from the library. Cost-effective methods of providing access to online databases by libraries are discussed, and future studies are described. (five references) (LRW)

Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Uses in Education, Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Library Catalogs, Library Services, Online Searching, Search Strategies, Surveys, Use Studies, User Needs (Information)

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Language: English

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