User Preference for CD-ROMs: Implications for Library Planners.

Dyson, Rick; Carey, Kjestine

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ERIC Number: EJ464274

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Publication Date: 1993

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User Preference for CD-ROMs: Implications for Library Planners.

Dyson, Rick; Carey, Kjestine

CD-ROM Professional, v6 n3 p86-89 May 1993

Describes a survey of users of ERIC and AGRICOLA databases in a midsized public university library. Statistics on the use of computerized and print resources, user reasons for choosing the computerized databases, and the percentage of inappropriate or borderline searches are presented; and implications for library services are drawn. (12 references) (KRN)

Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Instruction, Library Services, Library Surveys, Online Searching, Optical Data Disks, Search Strategies, Use Studies

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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