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Library and information science research. 17(1995) no.3, S.237-257

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Reports results of a survey, conducted by the State University of New York and Albany Library, to investigate the effects of gender, college status and prior Internet experience on the use of Internet resources. The subjects were 96 randomly selected users using the library's Internet terminals during the first 2 months of 1995. The majority of users were found to share the following characteristics: male undergraduates affiliated with the social sciences; and novice users who have less than 6 months experience. Respondents felt strongly that the Internet is useful, and has been an important resource for their research and assignment. Users have high expectations of searching capabilities, while they feel neutral or disappointed with browsing. Results indicate that libraries should provide access to the Internet and suggest that libraries should take the lead in developing searchable indexes and making databases better organized for the ease and effectiveness of browsing

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Describes a study of journal use by students using university libraries for the purpose of preparing theses i.e. students who are both users and producers of information. The research was undertaken by a multidisciplinary group of researchers from information science, communication, education and economic geography from the Laboratoire d'études et de recherches appliquées en science de la societé (Laboratory for study and applied research in social science). Outlines the hypotheses concerning the team work of research students and their growth in self sufficiency thorugh user training and the methodology of the survey. Analyzes the results in terms of frequency and duration of library visits, personal subscriptions to journals, satisfaction and dissatisfaction and the demand for user training

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Discusses the library as a model for the design of information provision in the workplace where information searching is part of decision making tasks. Special emphasis is placed on the role of information in facililitating cooperation and communication in the workplace, with examples from fieldwork in manufacturing and construction industries. A specific application of multimedia, People and Information Finder, is considered in some detail as it provides a rich information environment for information gathering, interpretation of the information found as well as communication and dissemnination of the results. The role of multimedia technologies in achieving effective information provision is also discussed with reference to its potential for revealing the social and organisational contexts of user tasks and activities. Concludes that effective information provision of libraries in the workplace also includes considerations of their contribution to the more general notion of information services in the workplace

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Reports of a study in a Chilean university library, comparing 100 users of online databases and CD-ROMs with 100 users of non-computerized bibliographical resources. Results showed that users tended to be teachers / researchers, and potential users were postgraduate students. Comparison of search results showed online searching improved results and saved time. The chief reasons for non-use were ignorance of the service and use of own personal computer. The study indicated the need to review policy on database acquisition and improve promotion of the service. In general, librarians should motivate greater use of online searching by providing skilled intermediary services to maximize uptake

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Bulletin of the Medical Library Association. 84(1996) no.2, S.217-222

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Library quarterly. 46(1996) no.2, S.161-193

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Enthält die Beiträge: DIAZ, K.R.: Gatting started on the net; McGILLIS, L.: Gopher searching using Veronica; MARDIKIAN, J.: How to use Veronica to find information on the Internet; SMALL, J.J.: The Internet Goher: a reference tool; SCOTT, R.L.: Geoscience resources on the internet; MORGAN, K.A.: Economic and statistical information on the Internet; MAXYMUK, J.: Science resources on the Internet; KIBBEE, J.: A virtual library for librarians: JANET's bulletin board for libraries; NATALE, J.A.: Texas woman's university and White House communications on the Internet; POLLITZ, J.H.: Internet resources: opportunity knocks at the door; CROMER, D.E., M.E. JOHNSON: The impact of the Internet on communication among reference librarians; SILVA, M., G.F. CARTWRIGHT: The Internet and reference librarians: a question of leadership; HENDERSON, T.: MOOving towards a virtual reference service; ABELS, E.G., P. LIEBSCHER: A new challenge for intermediary-client communication: the electronic network; KALIN, S., C. WRIGHT: Internexus: a partnership for Internet instruction; STEPHENSON, N., D.J. WILLIS: Internet in-service training at the University of New Mexiko General Library; SANTAVICCA, E.F.: The Internet as a reference and research tool: a model for educators; ELLIOTT, C.S.: NREN update, 1993: Washington policy; STARR, S.S.: Evaluating physical science reference sources on the Internet; SEIDEN, P., K.A. NUCKOLLS: Developing a Campus-Wide Information System using the Gopher protocol: a study of collection development and classification issues; PERKINS, J.T.: The first mile down Internet I: development, training, and reference issues in the use of an X Windows interface for Internet access; NEUMAN, M., P. MANGIAFICO: Providing and accessing information via the Internet: the Georgetown catalogue of projects in electronic texts; PARKHURST, C.A., M.L. KWON: The Nevada Academic Libraries Information System: an application of Internet services; TOMER, C.: MIME and electronic reference services; STOREY, T.: The Internet and OCLC: broadening access to the world's information

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16. 8.2001 18:03:22

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The Household Information Systems (HIS) project in Queen Margaret College was funded to explore the use of new media in a group of Edinburgh households (Davenport & Higgins, 1995). One of the motivations of the HIS 'programme' was to find a suitable theoretical and/or exploratory framework, which takes account of multiple aspects of behaviour surrounding technologies, and thus avoids assumptions about their role in information-seeking or other isolated activities. A focus on single activities would occlude knowledge of other motivations: bonding, killing time, defining boundaries. In Phase One, `information management' rather than `information seeking' was used as a conceptual framework, embracing work on the `life cycle' of ICTs as illustrated by Kopytoffs `biography of things' approach (1986), Johnson's cultural circuit (1986), research on households as micro-organisations by McCrone and his colleagues (1994), and work by Silverstone and others on ICTs in the home as tools for internal and external adaptation (Silverstone, 1994, Silverstone et al 1994). The `management' framework has been productive - Phase One allowed us to identify patterns of ICT acquisition and deployment in the home, and, more interestingly, structures of appropriation which reflect rules, roles and responsibilities in individual households. These constitute what may be called a `reproduction lattice' (adapting terminology used by Kling (1987) in his analysis of the `web of computing' in organisations), a structure which captures the political and cultural economy of a household. Phase One's findings are consistent with those of other researchers working in the area of domestic consumption of ICTs but a major limitation of the work is the homogeneous nature of the respondents. Among our Edinburgh 'household managers', internal culture was a more compelling explanation for use than technical functionality.

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Reports results of an evaluation of 2 expert systems designed for use in library reference services: ReferenceExpert (RE), developed by Houston University; and SourceFinder (SF), developed by Illinois University at Urbana-Champaign. The test group consisted of 60 graduate students at the initial stage of an intermediate level reference course. The evaluation involved test questions already used in an earlier study (College and research libraries 52(1991) no.5, S.454-465). Results indicated that: there was no significant difference between RE and SF students in the confidence they expressed regarding understanding of their test questions; no significant correlation was found between confidence in understanding the question and success in selecting appropriate sources; only 1/5 of the students agreed that the system they used could be considered 'intelligent'; the majority did not consider the system they used to be 'competent'; almost half agreed that the subject categories provided by the menus were too broad; a little more than half wer not satisfied with the information sources selected by their system; significantly more RE users than SF users agreed that they found the menu interface useful; and a keyword search capability was the feature most often mentioned as a needed system enhancement. Overall results indicated that current expert systems for the selection of reference sources cannot perform as well as experienced subject oriented reference librarians

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Sourcefinder (SOFI) is an expert system consisting of a database of annotated reference sources, uisng the Nota Bene software, which serves as a support for reference services at the reference desk of the Main Library at Ohio State University. SOFI is used by new reference librarians as a trainign aid, by experienced librarians in unfamiliar subject areas and has the potential to be used at times and places where reference librarians are unavailable. More direct access to reference knowledge is provided ny means of a series of question units on a variety of subjects, where instructions, last resort suggestions, and sources are arranged in the form of types of reference questions. Reports results of a study to test the SOFI question units against the libraries' catalogue, OSCAR, in its ability to convert raw reference questions into subjects and to match that subject with the library's resources. Reference questions were selected and the results obtained by students compared with those obtained by experienced reference librarians. The 8 questions involved: cities; foreign languages; dates and chronologies; money and finance; government officials; testa and assessment; associations; and abbreviations. Point to ways in which SOFI might be improved in the light of this study and suggests the possibility of making SOFI available on the WWW

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22. 3.2002 9:40:39

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22. 3.2002 9:42:19

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Enthält u.a.: Abschnitt 5.2 (S.13-14) 'Leistungsmerkmale von Bibliotheken der Stufe 1' mit: "einen aktuelle Informations- und Auskunftsdienst mit Broschüren, verbraucherinformationen u.ä., Informationsmöglichkeiten über die Angebote der Kommune und in der Kommune; den Zugriff auf Datenbanken und Speichermedien"; Abschnitt 7.1 (S.22-23): 'Auskunftsdienst'; Anlage 3 (S.114-120): 'Bau und Einrichtung Öffentlicher Bibliotheken: Raumbedarf' mit Abschnitt 1.2: 'Das Raumprogramm öffentlicher Bibliotheken'

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The ten chapters in Volume 11 are divided into 3 parts: Part One, "Information and the Community," contains two chapters to familiarize readers with various groups in the community, their information and reference needs, and how professionals attempt to serve those needs. Part Two, "Interview and Search," devotes Chapters 3 through 6 to the vital task of explaining how to isolate and understand the questions readers put to librarians as well as basic methods of finding the correct answer(s). The emphasis is an practical application of tried and true methods of interviewing and searching. Attention is given to both manual and computer searches. Chapter 6 is a guide to basic information about databases, including CD-ROMS. Part Three, "Library Instruction, Networks, Policies, and Evaluation," is comprised of the last four chapters and covers the activities of reference librarians when not responding to direct questions. This part includes hints an teaching people how to find information as well as the networks that help both librarian and user to discover what is needed. Chapter 10 discusses methods of deciding how well the individual has fulfilled the task of being a reference librarian. Only space and the fact that this text is for beginners limits what information it contains. First, many new developments and potentially important technological changes in the field of information are impossible to cover without turning to technical language and jargon quite beyond the average reader of an introductory textbook. However, basic developments are covered and explained, and there is a guide (via the footnotes and suggested readings) for those who wish to explore the future. Second, this volume is for students and working reference librarians and is intended first, foremost, and always as a pragmatic, practical approach. This is not to discount the importance of research and information science. Leaders and followers in those fields are responsible for much of what is revolutionary in references services today. There are other courses, other places where information science can be considered in depth; all that can be done here is to hint at the joy of the intellectual fields that open up to the information scientist and researcher. Students and teachers alike should be aware that much of the material covered in this book is updated, argued, and dutifully considered in several basic journals. RQ, the official voice of reference librarians of the American Library Association, excels in its coverage of the topics considered in this text. Library Journal, while more general, now offers excellent and timely articles an the new technology and its influence an librarians. The Reference Librarian, edited by the author of this text, offers specific discussions of single topics in each issue, and these have ranged from online reference services, to personnel, to problems of evaluation. And, not to be missed, is the nicely edited, always useful, and sometimes downright inspirational, References Services Review.