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Publication Date: 2002
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Making Choices: Factors in the Selection of Information Resources among Science Faculty at the University of Michigan: Results of a Survey Conducted July-September, 2000.
Quigley, Jane; Peck, David R.; Rutter, Sara; Williams, Elizabeth McKee
Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship, n34 Spr 2002
Describes a survey of science faculty and researchers at the University of Michigan that investigated their information needs as well as resource use and preferences in diverse research contexts. Discusses speed, convenience, familiarity, currency, authoritativeness, reliable availability, and barriers in information-seeking. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Familiarity, Higher Education, Information Needs, Information Seeking, Reliability, Surveys, User Needs (Information)
Available electronically: http://www.istl.org/02-spring/refereed.html.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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