Expectations and Effectiveness Using CD-ROMs: What Do Patrons Want and How Satisfied Are They?.

McCarthy, Cheryl A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ541488

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Publication Date: 1997

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Expectations and Effectiveness Using CD-ROMs: What Do Patrons Want and How Satisfied Are They?

McCarthy, Cheryl A.; And Others

College & Research Libraries, v58 n2 p128-42 Mar 1997

Describes a study conducted at the University of Rhode Island library that identified students' preferences and effectiveness using CD-ROMs. A questionnaire was used to ask students their preferences, confidence levels, skills, and training in searching CD-ROM databases as well as their satisfaction with CD-ROM services. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Databases, Higher Education, Information Skills, Library Instruction, Library Services, Online Searching, Optical Data Disks, Questionnaires, Search Strategies, Student Attitudes, Tables (Data), User Satisfaction (Information)

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Language: English

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