Document (#10300)

Author

Horner, J.
Michaud-Oystryk, N.

Title

¬The efficiency and success rates of print ready references vs online redy reference searches in Canadian University Libraries

Source

Journal of academic librarianship. 21(1995) no.2, S.97-102

Year

1995

Abstract

An experiment, which investigated whether the format in which information is stored affects the outcomes of ready reference transactions in terms of efficiency and accuracy, found that bibliographic questions are more efficiently answered online, while factual questions are more efficiently answered with print sources. Neither mode was found to be more accurate

Theme

Informationsdienstleistungen

Location

CAN

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