Searching Scientific Information on the Internet: A Dutch Academic User Survey.

Voorbij, Henk J.

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ERIC Number: EJ591663

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Publication Date: 1999

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Searching Scientific Information on the Internet: A Dutch Academic User Survey.

Voorbij, Henk J.

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v50 n7 p598-615 May 15 1999

This study examined the use and perceived importance of the Internet among students and faculty in the Netherlands through questionnaires and focus-group interviews. Highlights include electronic journals, learning to use the Internet, search engines, needed library support, and problems with subject searching. A copy of the questionnaire is appended. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Electronic Journals, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Internet, Library Role, Library Services, Questionnaires, Sciences, Search Strategies, Student Attitudes, Subject Index Terms, Surveys, Tables (Data), Teacher Attitudes, Use Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands

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