Database Use in Academic Libraries.

Tenopir, Carol

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ERIC Number: EJ588252

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Database Use in Academic Libraries.

Tenopir, Carol

Library Journal, v124 n8 p36,38 May 1 1999

Describes the results of a study of academic libraries that was conducted to determine what influences users when choosing an online database to search. Highlights include quality content; intuitive interfaces; convenient access; recommendations from library instruction or instructors; and the availability of full text. (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Interfaces, Content Analysis, Databases, Decision Making, Higher Education, Library Instruction, Library Surveys, Online Systems, Questionnaires, Teacher Role, Use Studies, User Satisfaction (Information), Users (Information)

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Language: English

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