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Parrot, James R. – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1986
Discussion of library reference work that may be suitable for use of expert systems focuses on (1) information and literature searches, and (2) requests to interpret bibliographic references and locate items listed. Systems and computer-assisted instruction modules designed for information retrieval at the University of Waterloo Library are…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Expert Systems
Peer reviewedFoster, Jocelyn – Canadian Library Journal, 1987
Describes and reports results of a project which used computer assisted instruction to teach public library users to search online databases directly. Tables of data provide information on the study participants; their reactions to the instruction both before and after a search session; and their attitudes toward paying for searches. (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Services
Thomas, Sarah E. – 1986
In mid-1985, researchers contacted librarians at 23 United States and Canadian universities to determine what end-user activities were taking place with the involvement and cooperation of the library. Although most of those contacted were members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), a few non-ARL libraries known to have active end-user…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
