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  1. Still, J.: ¬The anthroplogy of online search strategy formation : a study of four countires (1996) 0.03 
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    Abstract
    Discusses the results of a survey sent to online searchers in the United Kingdom, USA, Australia and Canada. The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of national culture on information retrieval skills. The survey form provided a sample question and asked searchers to prepare a preliminary strategy for a search on the Sociological Abstracts online database. Cultural patterns to online searching were discerned. American searchers were found to depend on controlled vocabulary much more than British searchers. Australian searchers seemed to have created a search style of their own, while Canadian searchers blended the American and British patterns. In reviewing results of the searches, over half of the citations retrieved were retrieved by more than one search. Australian searchers were more likely to retrieve items that no other search retrieved, while Canadian searchers had the highest overlap rate. If the theory that citations retrieved by the most searches are the most relevant is correct, then the Canadian searchers prepare the best searches. The Canadian searchers also seemed to be the most international, as their search results overlapped with those from the other 3 countires more often than did searches from other countries. One question contained in the survey asked searchers to suggest related databases for their searches. PAIS and SSCI were the databases mentioned most often in all 4 countires. Nevertheless, cultural differences and ethnocriticism could be discerned in the results with searchers listing databases specifically relating to their own countries or regions: Australian PAIS and US Political Science Abstracts being 2 examples
  2. Still, J.: ¬A comparison of online search strategy formation as presented in British and American textbooks (1996) 0.03 
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    Abstract
    UK and USA textbooks present keyword and controlled vocabulary searching in different ways, and put differing emphasis on the use of variant spellings and word variations. This reflects previous research on the way searchers in the 2 countries prepare online search strategies. Differences may reflect occupational trends, cultural behaviour, or awareness of a greater world view
  3. Still, J.: ¬The Database of Classical Bibliography (1997) 0.02 
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    Abstract
    Reviews the Database of Classical Bibliography, Vol.1 which is available on CD-ROM. It is a multilingual index. Most entries, all article antries have abstracts, in either French, English or German. Covers: installation, searchable indexes, search mode and special options
  4. Still, J.; Campbell, F.: Librarian in a box : the use of electronic mail for reference (1993) 0.02 
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    Abstract
    An indication of the growing awareness of electronic mail is the proliferation of library-specific bulletin boards and computer conferences an established electronic networks like Bitnet and Internet. Interloans are achieved by e-mail. Online searchers can subscribe to DIALMAIL and communicate with Dialog or other searchers. Search results can be sent via DIALMAIL instead of waiting for them to be sent in printed form. BRS has a similar service. Discusses how reference librarians are integrating e-mail into the reference process. Describes the Electronic Access to Reference Service at the University of Maryland Health Sciences Library; 2 libraries at the University of Richmond; academic libraries in Philadelphia and others. Provides statistics on the use of e-mail reference services
  5. Still, J.: ¬The role and image of the library and librarians in discipline-specific pedagogical journals (1998) 0.01 
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    Abstract
    In order to assess the extent of the integration of library instruction into the higher education curriculum in the USA, a search was made of 29 discipline-specific pedagogical journals in the ERIC database for descriptions or mentions of library resources and personnel. Of the 13,016 articles in the 29 journals, only 53 citations included some form of the word library in the ERIC record. A more in-depth study of 13 selected titles from the list was undertaken to identify articles discussing or relating to library instruction, research skills, or assignments. Results show that few articles discuss the importance of reviewing the literature, teaching the major information tools of their field, critically evaluating the published literature, or of building upon skills learned in core courses. References to bibliograhic instruction and the impact librarians can have on student research are scattered and sketchy. The study provides little evidence of the integration of the library and library instruction into the curriculum

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