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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1997
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ555768 |
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- What Does the Public Want To Know? Ask Libraries. Oder, Norman Access to Information Educational Resources Information Retrieval Information Seeking Information Services Information Sources Internet Library Role Online Searching Public Libraries Search Strategies User Needs (Information) Presents results of a study on user needs, sources used, and search successes. Illustrates that despite increasing competition from other information sources available to the public--such as consumer media and the Internet--libraries are still a primary source of information and education for the American public. (AEF)