What Do CD-ROM Users Really Need?.

Clever, Elaine Cox; Dillard, David P.

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Publication Date: 1991

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What Do CD-ROM Users Really Need?

Clever, Elaine Cox; Dillard, David P.

Information Services and Use, v11 n3 p141-53 1991

Considers the success and satisfaction of end users' searches on CD-ROM systems. Topics discussed include introductory training lessons; the selection of appropriate databases; search strategies; and implications for the role of library staff and for staffing patterns. Examples of end-user search techniques and common errors are included. (11 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Error Patterns, Higher Education, Information Needs, Library Instruction, Library Personnel, Library Role, Optical Data Disks, Search Strategies, User Satisfaction (Information), Users (Information)

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Language: English

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