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ERIC Number: EJ444788
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Online Public Access Catalog User Studies: A Review of Research Methodologies, March 1986-November 1989.
Seymour, Sharon
Library and Information Science Research, v13 n2 p89-102 Apr-Jun 1991
Review of research methodologies used in studies of online public access catalog (OPAC) users finds that a variety of research methodologies--e.g., surveys, transaction log analysis, interviews--have been used with varying degrees of expertise. It is concluded that poor research methodology resulting from limited training and resources limits the usefulness of the reported research. (23 references) (LAE)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Library Research, Online Catalogs, Research Design, Research Methodology, Surveys, Use Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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