ERIC Number: EJ1066191
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Sep
Pages: 14
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How Unique Are Our Users? Part 2: Comparing Responses Regarding the Information-Seeking Habits of Education Faculty
Robbins, Sarah; Rupp-Serrano, Karen
College & Research Libraries, v74 n5 p450-463 Sep 2013
This follow-up study examines whether or not findings of single institution studies are applicable to other institutions by performing an institution-to-institution comparison of the results obtained from an information-seeking behavior survey sent to education faculty at twenty research institutions. The results from this study corroborated what was found in the previous study conducted on the information-seeking behavior of engineering faculty in 2009. It indicates that general information about information-seeking behavior of faculty holds true across institutions, while information related to specific library services or facilities should be validated locally. [For Part 1, see EJ1064856.]
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Information Seeking, Teacher Behavior, Followup Studies, Comparative Analysis, Teacher Surveys, Research Universities, Use Studies, Users (Information), Academic Libraries, Library Services, Information Needs, Correlation, Surveys
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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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