User Friendly vs. Creeping Featurism: An InfoTrac Example.

Becker, Karen A.

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ERIC Number: EJ459864

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Publication Date: 1992

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User Friendly vs. Creeping Featurism: An InfoTrac Example.

Becker, Karen A.

Illinois Libraries, v74 n6 p510-13 Dec 1992

Reviews student use of electronic searching tools and the effect of software changes on user satisfaction and success. Discusses the results of two surveys of InfoTrac users before and after software changes at Northern Illinois University, and proposes three strategies systems developers can take to balance the differing needs of sophisticated and novice users. (EA)

Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Higher Education, Library Instruction, Man Machine Systems, Online Catalogs, Optical Data Disks, Reference Services, Subject Index Terms, Surveys, Systems Development

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

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Language: English

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