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Use of Main or Branch Library Web Pages on Public Access Computers in Academic Branch Libraries: Results of a Listserv Inquiry.

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Breckbill, Anita; Baldwin, Virginia – College & Research Libraries, 2002

Discusses the results of responses from 63 academic libraries about the choice and content of their default home Web pages. Shows that some branch libraries display a main library Web page as the default home page for their public computers, while others display a branch library page. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Branch Libraries, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines

A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of OPAC Screen Changes on Searching Behavior and Searcher Success.

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Blecic, Deborah D.; Dorsch, Josephine L.; Koenig, Melissa H.; Bangalore, Nimala S. – College & Research Libraries, 1999

Describes a longitudinal study of four sets of OPAC (online public access catalog) transaction logs that examined the effects of screen changes in helping searchers improve their search behavior. Results show that while screen changes initially had a positive impact on search behavior, they were not always sustained over time. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Catalogs, Library Research