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ERIC Number: EJ649157
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1094-9054
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General Information Seeking in Changing Times: A Focus Group Study.
Young, Nancy J.; Von Seggern, Marilyn
Reference & User Services Quarterly, v41 n2 p159-69 Win 2001
Describes a study at the University of Idaho that used focus groups to explore information seeking methods and how they had changed over the past few years. Highlights include information sources; criteria used to judge information sources; obstacles to finding information; time spent; values and emotions; and the ideal information source. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Focus Groups, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Information Sources, Time Management, Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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