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ERIC Number: EJ635475
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-3318-3324
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Relevance Judging, Evaluation, and Decision Making in Virtual Libraries: A Descriptive Study.
Fitzgerald, Mary Ann; Galloway, Chad
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, v52 n12 p989-1010 Oct 2001
Describes a study that investigated the cognitive processes undergraduates used to select information while using a virtual library, GALILEO (Georgia Library Learning Online). Discusses higher order thinking processes, relevance judging, evaluation (critical thinking), decision making, reasoning involving documents, relevance-related reasoning, evaluation-related reasoning, and further research needs. (Contains 90 references.) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Electronic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Research Needs, Thinking Skills, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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