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Beheshti, J.: ¬A cross-sectional study of the use of the library books by undergraduate students (1989) 0.04

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Source: Information processing and management. 25(1989), S.727-735
Year: 1989

Beheshti, J.: ¬A longitudinal study of the use of library books by undergraduate students (1989) 0.04

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Source: Information processing and management. 25(1989), S.737-744
Year: 1989

Klugman, S.: Failures in subject retrieval (1989) 0.03

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Year: 1989

Carlyle, A.: Matching LSCH and user vocabulary in the library catalog (1989) 0.03

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Year: 1989

Kanakachary, M.: User's survey of card catalogue consultation at Kakatiya Universiy library, Warangal, A.P. (1989) 0.02

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Source: Annals of library science and documentation. 36(1989) nos.1/2, S.48-51
Year: 1989

Byström, K.: Information seekers in context : an analysis of the 'doer' in INSU studies (1999) 0.02
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Abstract

In information needs, seeking and use (INSU) research, individuals have most commonly been perceived as users (e.g., Kuhlthau, 1991; Dervin & Nilan, 1986; Dervin, 1989; Belkin, 1980). The concept user originates from the user of libraries and other information services and information systems. Over the years the scope of the concept has become wider and it is nowadays often understood in the sense of seekers of information (e.g., Wilson, 1981; Marchionini, 1995) and users of information (e.g., Streatfield, 1983). Nevertheless, the concept has remained ambiguous by being on the one hand universal and on the other hand extremely specific. The purpose of this paper is to map and evaluate views on people whose information behaviour has been in one way or another the core of our research area. The goal is to shed some light on various relationships between the different aspects of doers in INSU studies. The paper is inspired by Dervin's (1997) analysis of context where she identified among other themes the nature of subject by contrasting a `transcendental individual' with a `decentered subject', and Talja's (1997) presentation about constituting `information' and `user' from the discourse analytic viewpoint as opposed to the cognitive viewpoint. Instead of the metatheoretical approach applied by Dervin and Talja, a more concrete approach is valid in the present analysis where no direct arguments for or against the underlying metatheories are itemised. The focus is on doers in INSU studies leaving other, even closely-related concepts (i.e., information, information seeking, knowledge etc.), outside the scope of the paper.

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22. 3.2002 9:55:52

Peters, T.A.: When smart people fail : an analysis of the transaction log of an online public access catalog (1989) 0.02

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Source: Journal of academic librarianship. 15(1989), S.267-273
Year: 1989

Rowley, J.E.: CD-ROM versus online : an evaluation of the effects of the user interface on search effectiveness; a pilot study (1989) 0.02

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Source: Online information 89: Proceedings of the 13th International Online Information Meeting, London, 12-14 December 1989
Year: 1989

Ennis, M.; Sutcliffe, A.G.; Watkinson, S.J.: Towards a predictive model of information seeking : empirical studies of end-user-searching (1999) 0.02
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Abstract

Previous empirical studies of searcher behaviour have drawn attention to a wide variety of factors that affect performance; for instance, the display of retrieved results can alter search strategies (Allen 1991, 1994), the information need type influences search behaviour, (Elkerton et al 1984, Marchionini 1995); while the task complexity, reflected in the information need can affect user's search behaviour (Large et al 1994). Furthermore, information source selection (Bassilli 1977), and the user's model of the system and domain impact on the search process (Michel 1994); while motivation (Solomon 1993, Jacobsen et al 1992) and the importance of the information need (Wendt 1969) also influence search duration and the effort a user will employ. Rouse and Rouse (1984) in a review of empirical studies, summarise a wide variety of variables that can effect searching behaviour, including payoff, costs of searching, resource available, amount of information sought, characteristics of the data and conflicts between documents. It appears that user behaviour is inconsistent in the search strategies adopted even for the same search need and system (Davidson 1977, Iivonen 1995). Theories of searcher behaviour have been proposed that provide explanations of aspects of end-user behaviour, such as the evolution of the user's information need and the problems of articulating a query, [Bates (1979, 1989), Markey and Atherton 1978], effective search strategies in browsing and goal directed searches [Marchionini 1995, Belkin (1987, 1993)], the linguistic problem of matching search terms with indexing terms or content of target documents through an expert intermediary (Ingwersen 1982) or cognitive aspects of IR (Kulthau 1984, Ingwersen 1996).

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22. 3.2002 9:54:13

Kleiner, J.P.: End-user searching in the electronic enviroment : a user-evaluation of InfroTrac and Government Publications Index (1989) 0.02

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Year: 1989

Seymour, S.: Online public access catalog user studies : a review of research methodologies, March 1986-November 1989 (1991) 0.01

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Alexander, B.B.; Gyeszly, S.D.: OPAC or card catalog : patrons preference in an academic library (1991) 0.01
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Abstract

Since the closing of the Sterling C. Evans Library author/title card catalog on march 6, 1989, librarians have observed a number of patrons who continued to use that catalog, even though NOTIS, the OPAC offered more comprehensive and current access to library holdings. To determine the reasons for this use, the authors prepared a one-page questionnaire, focusing on the users' preference for an inadequate card catalog in an environment which offers a superior OPAC. Card catalog patrons were then surveyed in order to gather data and build a user profile. Survey results were tabulated and analyzed, revealing the underlying reasons for users' preference for the card or online catalog. Conclusions will provide direction for improvements in users' access to online catalogs

Scholle, U.: Kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein? : Erhebung am zentralen Auskunftsplatz der ULB Münster (2000) 0.01

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Date: 22. 1.2000 17:52:11

Branch, J.L.: Investigating the information-seeking process of adolescents : the value of using think alouds and think afters (2000) 0.01

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Source: Library and information science research. 22(2000) no.4, S.371-382

Yoo, E.-Y.; Robbins, L.S.: Understanding middle-aged women's health information seeking on the web : a theoretical approach (2008) 0.01

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Date: 9. 2.2008 17:52:22

Wallace, P.M.: Periodical title searching in online catalogues (1997) 0.00

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Date: 29. 7.1998 10:57:22

Tomney, H.; Burton, P.F.: Electronic journals : a case study of usage and attitudes among academics (1998) 0.00

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Date: 22. 5.1999 19:07:29

Gremett, P.: Utilizing a user's context to improve search results (2006) 0.00

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Date: 22. 7.2006 18:17:44

Schneider, R.: OPACs, Benutzer und das Web (2009) 0.00

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Date: 22. 2.2009 18:50:43

Kaske, N.K.: ¬A comparative study of subject searching in an OPAC among branch libraries of a university library system (1988) 0.00
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Abstract

The degree of variability in the percentage of subject searching in an online public access catalog (OPAC) among branch libraries of one university was studied. A full semester's worth of transactions was analyzed, not sampled. The time units used were hour of the day, day of the week, and week of the semester. The findings show that subject searching varies from a low of 22% to a high of 74% over the hours of a day. Variability for the days of the week ranged from 17% to 64%, and for the weeks of the semester variability ranged from 12% to 70%. Valuable management information on the utilization of the OPAC within each brach library and among all the branch libraries is provided through numerous charts and graphs.

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