Encounters with the OPAC: On-Line Searching in Public Libraries.
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| author | Slone, Deborah J. |
| author_facet | Slone, Deborah J. Slone, Deborah J. |
| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | Encounters with the OPAC: On-Line Searching in Public Libraries. Slone, Deborah J. Interviews Library Catalogs Man Machine Systems Observation Online Catalogs Online Searching Public Libraries Qualitative Research Questionnaires Search Strategies User Satisfaction (Information) Reports on a qualitative study that explored strategies and behaviors of public library users during interaction with an online public access catalog, and users' confidence in finding needed information online. Discusses results of questionnaires, interviews, and observations that examined unknown-item searches, area searches, and known-item searches. Questionnaire and sample log sheet are appended. (Author/LRW) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| id | eric_EJ606799 |
| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2000 |
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| spellingShingle | Encounters with the OPAC: On-Line Searching in Public Libraries. Slone, Deborah J. Interviews Library Catalogs Man Machine Systems Observation Online Catalogs Online Searching Public Libraries Qualitative Research Questionnaires Search Strategies User Satisfaction (Information) Encounters with the OPAC: On-Line Searching in Public Libraries. Slone, Deborah J. Interviews Library Catalogs Man Machine Systems Observation Online Catalogs Online Searching Public Libraries Qualitative Research Questionnaires Search Strategies User Satisfaction (Information) Reports on a qualitative study that explored strategies and behaviors of public library users during interaction with an online public access catalog, and users' confidence in finding needed information online. Discusses results of questionnaires, interviews, and observations that examined unknown-item searches, area searches, and known-item searches. Questionnaire and sample log sheet are appended. (Author/LRW) |
| title | Encounters with the OPAC: On-Line Searching in Public Libraries. |
| topic | Interviews Library Catalogs Man Machine Systems Observation Online Catalogs Online Searching Public Libraries Qualitative Research Questionnaires Search Strategies User Satisfaction (Information) |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ606799 |