A Survey and Empirical Study of Virtual Reference Service in Academic Libraries

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Autores principales: Mu, Xiangming, Dimitroff, Alexandra, Jordan, Jeanette, Burclaff, Natalie
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Lenguaje:en
Publicado: 2011
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author Mu, Xiangming
Dimitroff, Alexandra
Jordan, Jeanette
Burclaff, Natalie
author_facet Mu, Xiangming
Dimitroff, Alexandra
Jordan, Jeanette
Burclaff, Natalie
Mu, Xiangming
Dimitroff, Alexandra
Jordan, Jeanette
Burclaff, Natalie
collection Education Resources Information Center
contents A Survey and Empirical Study of Virtual Reference Service in Academic Libraries Mu, Xiangming Dimitroff, Alexandra Jordan, Jeanette Burclaff, Natalie Academic Libraries Reference Services Web Sites Usability Program Effectiveness Virtual Reference Services (VRS) have high user satisfaction. The main problem is its low usage. We surveyed 100 academic library web sites to understand how VRS are presented. We then conducted a usability study to further test an active VRS model regarding its effectiveness.
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spellingShingle A Survey and Empirical Study of Virtual Reference Service in Academic Libraries
Mu, Xiangming
Dimitroff, Alexandra
Jordan, Jeanette
Burclaff, Natalie
Academic Libraries
Reference Services
Web Sites
Usability
Program Effectiveness
A Survey and Empirical Study of Virtual Reference Service in Academic Libraries Mu, Xiangming Dimitroff, Alexandra Jordan, Jeanette Burclaff, Natalie Academic Libraries Reference Services Web Sites Usability Program Effectiveness Virtual Reference Services (VRS) have high user satisfaction. The main problem is its low usage. We surveyed 100 academic library web sites to understand how VRS are presented. We then conducted a usability study to further test an active VRS model regarding its effectiveness.
title A Survey and Empirical Study of Virtual Reference Service in Academic Libraries
topic Academic Libraries
Reference Services
Web Sites
Usability
Program Effectiveness
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ919085