The "Hometown" Syndrome: Will the First System You Learn Always Be Your Favorite?.

Shuman, Bruce A.

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ERIC Number: EJ443268

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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The "Hometown" Syndrome: Will the First System You Learn Always Be Your Favorite?

Shuman, Bruce A.

Online, v16 n2 p54-56,58-59 Mar 1992

Describes a study conducted with graduate library school students that compared two commercial online search systems, DIALOG and WILSONLINE, to determine which system was preferred for what purposes, and whether the order of teaching or acquiring expertise in searching a system affected preferences. An appendix includes student comments comparing the systems. (LRW)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Library Education, Online Searching, Online Vendors, Student Attitudes, User Satisfaction (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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