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Main Author: Hernon, Peter
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1984
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ347713
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  • Information Needs and Gathering Patterns of Academic Social Scientists, with Special Emphasis Given to Historians and Their Use of U.S. Government Publications. Hernon, Peter Academic Libraries Faculty Government Publications Higher Education Historians Information Needs Information Seeking Information Services Library Collection Development Library Role Library Services Models Research Methodology Research Needs User Needs (Information) Results of this examination of the information needs and gathering behavior of social scientists, especially historians, suggests that existing library and information services may be based on a misunderstanding of their needs. Factors that need to be studied are identified, and research models are suggested. (CLB)