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ERIC Number: EJ566591
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0008-820X
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The Internet: A Ready Reference Library?
Gabriel, Michael R.
Catholic Library World, v68 n3 p13-18 Mar 1998
An academic librarian answered 24 questions using reference books, then tried to answer the same questions using an Internet search engine (Metacrawler). Evaluates the results of the Internet searches and discusses implications for library reference services and reference book publishers; Internet user expectations and satisfaction; and librarians as Internet evaluators. (PEN)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation, Expectation, Internet, Librarians, Library Services, Online Searching, Publishing Industry, Reference Services, User Needs (Information), User Satisfaction (Information), World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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