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Reference Services Review, 2005
PurposeMost academic libraries make subject or research guides available on their web sites. Litt... more PurposeMost academic libraries make subject or research guides available on their web sites. Little is known, however, in terms of user satisfaction with guides. This study examines methods used to evaluate guides and reports on an online survey placed on each of more than 80 web‐based guides provided by Gelman Library, George Washington University.Design/methodology/approachThe survey, borrowing an approach used by Amazon.com and other web sites, consisted of a single question – Was this guide useful – and a comments box.FindingsTwo hundred ten responses were received during Fall semester 2003. Fifty two percent of responses rated guides as Very Helpful or Somewhat Helpful, while 40 percent gave ratings of Not Helpful or a Little Helpful.Originality/valueAlthough limited in scope, this simple survey revealed positive elements of the guides and identified problems that could be addressed immediately. The survey also helped to identify larger issues that will benefit from additional ...
Online, 1996
Nouvelles tendances dans les systemes de recherche sur le World-Wide Web. Etude comparative detai... more Nouvelles tendances dans les systemes de recherche sur le World-Wide Web. Etude comparative detaillee des systemes Excite et Magellan. Description des nouveaux systemes Point , Inktomi, Alta Vista. Perfectionnements apportes aux systemes InfoSeek, Lycos, Open Text, WebCrawler et Yahoo! La conclusion est qu'aucun systeme ne surclasse nettement les autres
The staffing of reference desks by nonprofessionals has been a subject of controversy in academic... more The staffing of reference desks by nonprofessionals has been a subject of controversy in academic librarianship. The view that only professional librarians are qualified to provide reference service has been challenged by the fact that nonprofessionals are being used and can effectively answer many patron queries. Several key studies have explored both the practical and theoretical implications of this use of , nonprofessionals. Bunge's research (1967) on the relationship between library education and reference efficiency demonstrated no significant difference between nonprofessional and professional performance in answering questions accurately, although professionals took significantly less time to answer queries. 1 A questionnaire survey conducted by Boyer and Theimer (1975) concluded that nonprofessionals were used in 69 percent of smallto medium-sized academic libraries. 2 This study was followed by an examination of question-answering success by nonprofessionals, done by H...
This articles examines the search capabilities of several major WWW databases and evaluates how w... more This articles examines the search capabilities of several major WWW databases and evaluates how well they perform in identifying major WWW resources
En alternative des presentations de type descriptif des guides Internet, cet article presente et ... more En alternative des presentations de type descriptif des guides Internet, cet article presente et conseille sur les techniques specifiques et les strategies pour trouver de l'information sur les Gophers, techniques porposees aussi a l'intention des services de reference de bibiotheque
The citation databases from the Institute for Scientific Information ( Arts and Humanities Search... more The citation databases from the Institute for Scientific Information ( Arts and Humanities Search, SciSearch and Social SciSearch) can be used as part of a citation analysis for personnel decisions and evaluations. This paper describes how to organize the citation searches for efficient use of online time, and to produce search results that are legible and meaningful for the patron: pre-search interview, search techniques, formatting the search strategy and printout
Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2007
Science librarians are in a unique position to take a leadership role promoting scholarly communi... more Science librarians are in a unique position to take a leadership role promoting scholarly communication initiatives and to aid in making scientific information more accessible. This article outlines steps and identifies resources that science librarians can employ to become scholarly communication advocates on their campuses.
College & Research Libraries News
College & Research Libraries News
College & Research Libraries News
College & Research Libraries
College & Research Libraries
even allowing for differences in the British and American educational systemsmerit serious scruti... more even allowing for differences in the British and American educational systemsmerit serious scrutiny by anyone involved in designing library instruction programs for undergraduates. The other papers range from a report on library-use instruction in Latin America and the Caribbean to a paper on the uses of videotex for library instruction. While each of these works has something to offer, it was the collection of papers from the Third International Conference that prompted this reviewer to reach for his interlibrary loan forms to find out more.-Lawrence L. Reed, Moorhead State University.
Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2007
Science librarians are in a unique position to take a leadership role promoting scholarly communi... more Science librarians are in a unique position to take a leadership role promoting scholarly communication initiatives and to aid in making scientific information more accessible. This article outlines steps and identifies resources that science librarians can employ to become scholarly communication advocates on their campuses.
College Research Libraries News, 2002
J Comp Psychol, 1994
Several investigators have reviewed animal behavior literature as a tool for content analysis. Bu... more Several investigators have reviewed animal behavior literature as a tool for content analysis. Burkhardt (1987) reviewed all 150 papers from the Journal of Animal Behavior for the 7 years of its existence (1911â€"1917) to reveal differences in research undertaken by psychologists and zoologists. Beach (1950) reviewed 613 experimental studies published in the Journal of Animal Behavior and the Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology between 1911 and 1948. He categorized seven types of animal behavior and logged the number of species studied, and he concluded that
Online
Examines trends in World Wide Web searching; reviews new search services; and describes changes i... more Examines trends in World Wide Web searching; reviews new search services; and describes changes in major Web search services. Highlights include commercial sites, subject access, target audience, custom interfaces, concept searching, and results lists.
Reference Services Review, 2005
PurposeMost academic libraries make subject or research guides available on their web sites. Litt... more PurposeMost academic libraries make subject or research guides available on their web sites. Little is known, however, in terms of user satisfaction with guides. This study examines methods used to evaluate guides and reports on an online survey placed on each of more than 80 web‐based guides provided by Gelman Library, George Washington University.Design/methodology/approachThe survey, borrowing an approach used by Amazon.com and other web sites, consisted of a single question – Was this guide useful – and a comments box.FindingsTwo hundred ten responses were received during Fall semester 2003. Fifty two percent of responses rated guides as Very Helpful or Somewhat Helpful, while 40 percent gave ratings of Not Helpful or a Little Helpful.Originality/valueAlthough limited in scope, this simple survey revealed positive elements of the guides and identified problems that could be addressed immediately. The survey also helped to identify larger issues that will benefit from additional ...
Online, 1996
Nouvelles tendances dans les systemes de recherche sur le World-Wide Web. Etude comparative detai... more Nouvelles tendances dans les systemes de recherche sur le World-Wide Web. Etude comparative detaillee des systemes Excite et Magellan. Description des nouveaux systemes Point , Inktomi, Alta Vista. Perfectionnements apportes aux systemes InfoSeek, Lycos, Open Text, WebCrawler et Yahoo! La conclusion est qu'aucun systeme ne surclasse nettement les autres
The staffing of reference desks by nonprofessionals has been a subject of controversy in academic... more The staffing of reference desks by nonprofessionals has been a subject of controversy in academic librarianship. The view that only professional librarians are qualified to provide reference service has been challenged by the fact that nonprofessionals are being used and can effectively answer many patron queries. Several key studies have explored both the practical and theoretical implications of this use of , nonprofessionals. Bunge's research (1967) on the relationship between library education and reference efficiency demonstrated no significant difference between nonprofessional and professional performance in answering questions accurately, although professionals took significantly less time to answer queries. 1 A questionnaire survey conducted by Boyer and Theimer (1975) concluded that nonprofessionals were used in 69 percent of smallto medium-sized academic libraries. 2 This study was followed by an examination of question-answering success by nonprofessionals, done by H...
This articles examines the search capabilities of several major WWW databases and evaluates how w... more This articles examines the search capabilities of several major WWW databases and evaluates how well they perform in identifying major WWW resources
En alternative des presentations de type descriptif des guides Internet, cet article presente et ... more En alternative des presentations de type descriptif des guides Internet, cet article presente et conseille sur les techniques specifiques et les strategies pour trouver de l'information sur les Gophers, techniques porposees aussi a l'intention des services de reference de bibiotheque
The citation databases from the Institute for Scientific Information ( Arts and Humanities Search... more The citation databases from the Institute for Scientific Information ( Arts and Humanities Search, SciSearch and Social SciSearch) can be used as part of a citation analysis for personnel decisions and evaluations. This paper describes how to organize the citation searches for efficient use of online time, and to produce search results that are legible and meaningful for the patron: pre-search interview, search techniques, formatting the search strategy and printout
Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2007
Science librarians are in a unique position to take a leadership role promoting scholarly communi... more Science librarians are in a unique position to take a leadership role promoting scholarly communication initiatives and to aid in making scientific information more accessible. This article outlines steps and identifies resources that science librarians can employ to become scholarly communication advocates on their campuses.
College & Research Libraries News
College & Research Libraries News
College & Research Libraries News
College & Research Libraries
College & Research Libraries
even allowing for differences in the British and American educational systemsmerit serious scruti... more even allowing for differences in the British and American educational systemsmerit serious scrutiny by anyone involved in designing library instruction programs for undergraduates. The other papers range from a report on library-use instruction in Latin America and the Caribbean to a paper on the uses of videotex for library instruction. While each of these works has something to offer, it was the collection of papers from the Third International Conference that prompted this reviewer to reach for his interlibrary loan forms to find out more.-Lawrence L. Reed, Moorhead State University.
Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2007
Science librarians are in a unique position to take a leadership role promoting scholarly communi... more Science librarians are in a unique position to take a leadership role promoting scholarly communication initiatives and to aid in making scientific information more accessible. This article outlines steps and identifies resources that science librarians can employ to become scholarly communication advocates on their campuses.
College Research Libraries News, 2002
J Comp Psychol, 1994
Several investigators have reviewed animal behavior literature as a tool for content analysis. Bu... more Several investigators have reviewed animal behavior literature as a tool for content analysis. Burkhardt (1987) reviewed all 150 papers from the Journal of Animal Behavior for the 7 years of its existence (1911â€"1917) to reveal differences in research undertaken by psychologists and zoologists. Beach (1950) reviewed 613 experimental studies published in the Journal of Animal Behavior and the Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology between 1911 and 1948. He categorized seven types of animal behavior and logged the number of species studied, and he concluded that
Online
Examines trends in World Wide Web searching; reviews new search services; and describes changes i... more Examines trends in World Wide Web searching; reviews new search services; and describes changes in major Web search services. Highlights include commercial sites, subject access, target audience, custom interfaces, concept searching, and results lists.