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Patterns of Use and Usage Factors for Online Databases in Academic and Public Libraries.
Tenopir, Carol; Green, Danielle – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1999
Database usage from a random sample of academic and public libraries in the United States and Canada reveals patterns of use in selected types of libraries. Nine tables present usage statistics. Factors that influence database use are briefly discussed. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Electronic Reference Options: How They Stack Up in Research Libraries.
Tenopir, Carol; Neufang, Ralf – Online, 1992
Presents results of a survey of ARL (Association of Research Libraries) members in the United States and Canada that was conducted to discover which electronic reference options are offered and their impact on library services. Online mediated searching, CD-ROM, end-user searching, and local databases are investigated. (nine references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Database Use Patterns in Public Libraries.
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Tenopir, Carol; Read, Eleanor J. – Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2000
Discusses database usage data from a sample of 98 public libraries and library systems in the United States and Canada that revealed patterns of use. Results of the questionnaire used, which is appended, showed the number of workstations was statistically correlated with amount of use. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Correlation, Databases, Foreign Countries, Library Research