ERIC Number: EJ1064846
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jul
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0870
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Google Scholar Users and User Behaviors: An Exploratory Study
Herrera, Gail
College & Research Libraries, v72 n4 p316-330 Jul 2011
The University of Mississippi Library created a profile to provide linking from Google Scholar (GS) to library resources in 2005. Although Google Scholar does not provide usage statistics for institutions, use of Google Scholar is clearly evident in looking at library link resolver logs. The purpose of this project is to examine users of Google Scholar with existing data from interlibrary loan transactions and library Web site click-through logs and analytics. Questions about user status and discipline, as well as behaviors related to use of other library resources, are explored.
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Library Services, Library Networks, Use Studies, Electronic Libraries, Statistical Data, Statistical Significance, Users (Information), Online Searching, Data Analysis, Cognitive Style, Library Research, Intellectual Disciplines, Transcripts (Written Records)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mississippi
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