Kristine Turner · 2015
In the interest of digital libraries, it is advisable that designers be aware of the potential behaviour of the users of such a system. There are two distinct parts under investigation, the interaction between traditional libraries involving the seeking and retrieval of relevant material, and the reading and storage behaviours ensuing. Through this analysis, the findings could be incorporated into digital library facilities. There has been copious amounts of research on information seeking leading to the development of behavioural models to describe the process. Often research on the information seeking practices of individuals is based on the task and field of study. The information seeking model, presented by Ellis et al. (1993), characterises the format of this study where it is used to compare various research on the information seeking practices of groups of people (from academics to professionals). It is found that, although researchers do make use of library facilities, they tend to rely heavily on their own collections and primarily use the library as a source for previously identified information, browsing and interloan. It was found that there are significant differences in user behaviour between the groups analysed. When looking at the reading and storage of material it was hard to draw conclusions, due to the lack of substantial research and information on the topic. However, through the use of reading strategies, a general idea on how readers behave can be developed. Designers of digital libraries can benefit from the guidelines presented here to better understand their audience.
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Kristine Turner · 2014
In the interest of digital libraries, it is advisable that designers be aware of the potential behaviour of the users of such a system. There are two distinct parts under investigation, the interaction between traditional libraries involving the seeking and retrieval of relevant material, and the reading and storage behaviours ensuing. Through this analysis, the findings could be incorporated into digital library facilities. There has been copious amounts of research on information seeking leading to the development of behavioural models to describe the process. Often research on the information seeking practices of individuals is based on the task and field of study. The information seeking model, presented by Ellis et al. (1993), characterises the format of this study where it is used to compare various research on the information seeking practices of groups of people (from academics to professionals). It is found that, although researchers do make use of library facilities, they tend to rely heavily on their own collections and primarily use the library as a source for previously identified information, browsing and interloan. It was found that there are significant differences in user behaviour between the groups analysed. When looking at the reading and storage of material it was hard to draw conclusions, due to the lack of substantial research and information on the topic. However, through the use of reading strategies, a general idea on how readers behave can be developed. Designers of digital libraries can benefit from the guidelines presented here to better understand their audience.
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Melissa Olson · 2015
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Woody Evans · Elsevier eBooks · 2009
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Jeanette L Casey, Kathryn Taylor · Music Reference Services Quarterly · 1995
Abstract What are the true needs of music library patrons? In the almost complete absence of patron surveys, the authors question whether libraries are making valid assumptions regarding patrons' needs. An informal survey of public and academic music librarians revealed three major changes that have recently affected music libraries and the expectations of their users: the proliferation of the compact disc, computer technology, and the types of music studied and listened to, that being popular and non-western music rather than western art music. Past music library services are examined, as well as technical, demographic and societal changes that are significantly effecting the demands placed upon music libraries of all types. This paper was originally presented at the Music Library Association Conference, 1993 Plenary Session: “Music Reference in the 90's: Assessing the Present and Forecasting the Future.”
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Geraldine B. King · The Reference Librarian · 1995
In the studies of general library use, women use libraries more than men. When use studies of particular subjects are done, women nearly always are more likely to use libraries for information on that subject than men. Yet there are few studies on women's information needs or use studies of traditional women's subjects. When women's subjects are written about in the library literature, the articles are nearly always on collection development, not on information needs. Information on women's subjects is primarily requested in public libraries and is not considered worthy of scholarly concern. Five specific categories of women's subjects: traditional women's subjects like needlework, practical information for the home, information related to a change in life like returning to school or to work, information on women's health issues, and information about parenting are reviewed. Current trends in commercial electronic information systems and telecommunications technology make the issue of information needs research and analysis urgent.
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James A. Buczynski · Internet Reference Services Quarterly · 2005
ABSTRACT Given the endless volume of information available today, searchers are forced to satisfice when searching. The first satisfactory alternative is chosen over the best. Digital library search services, however, do not support satisficing users. There is no single, simple, comprehensive search service available to end-users to meet their need to gather information on alternatives from all information repositories accessible through a digital library. Federated search services bridge the gap between satisficing searchers and today's digital libraries.
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Robert M. Hayes · 2001
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Karlsson, Jenny · KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) · 2008
The aim of this Master’s thesis is to examine in what way library users are depicted on images at two academic libraries; the University College of Borås Library & Learning Resources (BLR) and the Gothenburg University Library (GUB). 62 images, from websites and information brochures, are analyzed and the main questions are: How are users represented on images? What activities are shown? What is the difference between BLR and GUB? How can the consequences of the representations be understood? Little is currently known in the LIS-field about how images work as constructors of the social reality. The theoretical and methodological point of departure of the study is discourse analysis, new institutional theory and picture analysis. The result of the analysis is that BLR shows a larger variety of activities than GUB, and more users using the computer. The typical user on the images from GUB is sitting in a large study hall alongside with a large number of other users. Women are more often depicted than men in the whole material and the images reveal an absence of personal-user interaction. The users are shown as independent. A general impression is that GUB, considering the long history and the unanimous images, is more institutionalized than BLR. Both the behavior of the users in the library and the making of new library images are influenced by the existing images.
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2018
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Roger Schonfeld · Facet eBooks · 2018
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Berinstein, Paula · CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 1994
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Bliss, Barbara A. · Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) · 2008
A DYSLEXIC Is A PERSON of average intelligence or better who has difficulty learning to read and/or spell.Sometimes this involves remembering how to pronounce words correctly and thus affects speech, but often the dyslexic is able to speak adequately.Until old enough to go to school, the potential dyslexic is often quite normal in development.Speech may be slower to develop and memory for sequential commands may be short, but in most ways the person is very much like others of the same age ...until he or she fails to learn basic skills in school.'Those of us who have learned to read and spell with little effort find i t very difficult to understand why the dyslexic cannot learn in the same way.The first thought that comes to mind is that the dyslexic is not very "bright."When this does not seem to fit because the dyslexic is gifted in another area such as mathematicsor mechanics, then the reason appears to be that he/she is "not trying" or is "lazy."Other common notions center on the psychological: there must be an "emotional block" due to problems within the family, a demanding mother, a domineering father, a divorce, or the death of a loved one.
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Melissa Olson · 2015
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Melissa Olson · 2015
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Daniel Kiely · 2011
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중앙 도서관 · 2018
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van der Torre, Sigrid · KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) · 2011
The aim of this study is to gain an understanding of how dyslexic adults experience the library, their meeting with a librarian and how they feel they are being helped with finding literature. To answer the purpose of the study I have conducted six semi-structured interviews with dyslexic adults.. Two theoretical models were used as an analytical tool in this study. One was Michael Buckland's aspects of access to information. The other is four aspects that explains the significance of personal encounter at the library. The findings in this study show that the kind of reception dyslexic library users have met in the past, becomes important for how they perceive the library today. There are also difficulties that the dyslexic library users encounter in the library. One example of this is that the library catalogue requires correct spelling. As a result many users avoid using the library catalogue and find other ways to access the literature they are looking for. A further conclusion in this study is the importance of a personal assistance from a librarian. A librarian can often help to overcome the barriers that make it difficult for dyslexic library users to find literature.
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