The World Wide Web Is Here: Is the End of Printed Reference Sources Near?.

Koutnik, Chuck

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ERIC Number: EJ546285

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Publication Date: 1997

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The World Wide Web Is Here: Is the End of Printed Reference Sources Near?

Koutnik, Chuck

RQ, v36 n3 p422-29 Spr 1997

Discusses the usefulness of the World Wide Web to answer reference questions as compared to print sources, based on a study of 104 reference questions. Topics include timeliness of the information, search engines, bookmarks, current versus noncurrent information needs, and time spent on searching. (LRW)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Information Needs, Library Services, Printed Materials, Reference Materials, Reference Services, Search Strategies, World Wide Web

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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