The "Hometown" Syndrome: Will the First System You Learn Always Be Your Favorite?

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Main Author: Shuman, Bruce A.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1992
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contents The "Hometown" Syndrome: Will the First System You Learn Always Be Your Favorite? Shuman, Bruce A. Comparative Analysis Graduate Students Higher Education Learning Strategies Library Education Online Searching Online Vendors Student Attitudes User Satisfaction (Information) Describes a study conducted with graduate library school students that compared two commercial online search systems, DIALOG and WILSONLINE, to determine which system was preferred for what purposes, and whether the order of teaching or acquiring expertise in searching a system affected preferences. An appendix includes student comments comparing the systems. (LRW)
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spellingShingle The "Hometown" Syndrome: Will the First System You Learn Always Be Your Favorite?
Shuman, Bruce A.
Comparative Analysis
Graduate Students
Higher Education
Learning Strategies
Library Education
Online Searching
Online Vendors
Student Attitudes
User Satisfaction (Information)
The "Hometown" Syndrome: Will the First System You Learn Always Be Your Favorite? Shuman, Bruce A. Comparative Analysis Graduate Students Higher Education Learning Strategies Library Education Online Searching Online Vendors Student Attitudes User Satisfaction (Information) Describes a study conducted with graduate library school students that compared two commercial online search systems, DIALOG and WILSONLINE, to determine which system was preferred for what purposes, and whether the order of teaching or acquiring expertise in searching a system affected preferences. An appendix includes student comments comparing the systems. (LRW)
title The "Hometown" Syndrome: Will the First System You Learn Always Be Your Favorite?
topic Comparative Analysis
Graduate Students
Higher Education
Learning Strategies
Library Education
Online Searching
Online Vendors
Student Attitudes
User Satisfaction (Information)
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ443268