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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
Patterns of Database Use in Academic Libraries.
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Tenopir, Carol; Read, Eleanor – College & Research Libraries, 2000
Reports on a two-phase study of academic libraries to identify patterns of database use and the factors that might influence this use. Online data was used as well as results from a survey that investigated factors that may influence online use, including level of instruction and availability of remote access. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Library Instruction
Strategies and Assessments Online: Novices' Experience.
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Tenopir, Carol; And Others – Library and Information Science Research, 1991
Describes analyses of 3 searches conducted in an academic library by 11 novice users of full-text databases. The study examined affective search behavior, search strategies, and searcher assessments of retrieved material. Results of interviews, transaction log analysis, and audiotape recordings of search sessions are discussed, and further…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Audiotape Recordings, College Libraries, Full Text Databases