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ERIC Number: EJ555838
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0167-5265
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Access to Fiction for Children: A User-Based Assessment of Options and Opportunities.
Solomon, Paul
Information Services & Use, v17 n2-3 p139-46 1997
Naturalistic observation and questioning of children grades 1-6 in school library media centers investigated their intentions, purposes, search terms, strategies, successes, and breakdowns in accessing fiction through Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs). Presents a framework of perspectives (individual, social cultural, task, time and timing) to identify problem areas and suggests design options. (PEN)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: Electronic Access to Fiction