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| author | Gilbert, Julie K. |
| author_facet | Gilbert, Julie K. Gilbert, Julie K. |
| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | Bigger Is (Maybe) Better: Librarians' Views of Interdisciplinary Databases Gilbert, Julie K. Student Research Institutions Databases Librarians National Surveys Undergraduate Study Indexing Undergraduate Students Higher Education Online Vendors Libraries Library Instruction Library Services Community Colleges Two Year Colleges This study investigates librarians' satisfaction with general interdisciplinary databases for undergraduate research and explores possibilities for improving these databases. Results from a national survey suggest that librarians at a variety of institutions are relatively satisfied overall with the content and usability of general, interdisciplinary databases, especially for undergraduate research. Concerns surface, however, with regard to specific features such as indexing and subject headings; additionally, responses from librarians at two-year institutions indicate that general, interdisciplinary databases are not as useful for 2-year college students. Findings are further discussed in the context of recommendations for librarians and database vendors. (Contains 5 tables.) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2010 |
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| spellingShingle | Bigger Is (Maybe) Better: Librarians' Views of Interdisciplinary Databases Gilbert, Julie K. Student Research Institutions Databases Librarians National Surveys Undergraduate Study Indexing Undergraduate Students Higher Education Online Vendors Libraries Library Instruction Library Services Community Colleges Two Year Colleges Bigger Is (Maybe) Better: Librarians' Views of Interdisciplinary Databases Gilbert, Julie K. Student Research Institutions Databases Librarians National Surveys Undergraduate Study Indexing Undergraduate Students Higher Education Online Vendors Libraries Library Instruction Library Services Community Colleges Two Year Colleges This study investigates librarians' satisfaction with general interdisciplinary databases for undergraduate research and explores possibilities for improving these databases. Results from a national survey suggest that librarians at a variety of institutions are relatively satisfied overall with the content and usability of general, interdisciplinary databases, especially for undergraduate research. Concerns surface, however, with regard to specific features such as indexing and subject headings; additionally, responses from librarians at two-year institutions indicate that general, interdisciplinary databases are not as useful for 2-year college students. Findings are further discussed in the context of recommendations for librarians and database vendors. (Contains 5 tables.) |
| title | Bigger Is (Maybe) Better: Librarians' Views of Interdisciplinary Databases |
| topic | Student Research Institutions Databases Librarians National Surveys Undergraduate Study Indexing Undergraduate Students Higher Education Online Vendors Libraries Library Instruction Library Services Community Colleges Two Year Colleges |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ887024 |