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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1996
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ529757 |
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Table of Contents:
- What Are They Doing with the Internet? A Study of User Information Seeking Behaviors. He, Peter Wei Jacobson, Trudi E. Academic Libraries Behavior Patterns Cognitive Style Higher Education Individualized Instruction Information Seeking Information Sources Internet Library Instruction Library Surveys Online Searching Prior Learning Sex Differences Student Attitudes Teacher Attitudes Use Studies Users (Information) Library staff at State University of New York at Albany surveyed 96 patrons in a 2-month period regarding their Internet usage. Gender, college status, and prior experience were sources of differences in searching and browsing behavior and in attitudes toward Internet usefulness. Libraries should actively create new Internet access points and individualized training. Contains 15 tables. (LAM)