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ERIC Number: EJ347637
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
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Learning to Search: How People Become Database Searchers.
Gaul, Kathleen
Online Review, v10 n6 p355-67 Dec 1986
Describes a survey of database searchers which sought information on the methods they had used to learn search techniques, and methods they felt would be most appropriate for novices. The study methodology is described and a respondent profile and research-based predictions are provided. The questionnaire used is appended. (EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Inservice Education, Learning Strategies, Library Education, Library Surveys, On the Job Training, Online Searching, Online Vendors, Public Libraries, Questionnaires, Special Libraries, Training Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indiana
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