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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1989
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ398107 |
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Table of Contents:
- Information-Seeking Behavior of Geoscientists. Bichteler, Julie Ward, Dederick Earth Science Information Seeking Information Sources Information Technology Interviews Library Role Scientific and Technical Information Scientists User Needs (Information) User Satisfaction (Information) Describes a study that examined problems encountered by geoscientists in retrieving and processing information. The results reported include judged importance of information sources, modes of information seeking, interest in end-user searching, opinions of foreign language literature, variations in information seeking patterns, and constraints set by employers. Implications for the role of librarians are discussed. (four references) (CLB)