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Dissertation Information for Susan S. Baughman

NAME:
- Susan S. Baughman

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- Simmons College (USA) (1981)

ADVISORS:
- James Carroll Baughman

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- None

MPACT Status: Fully Complete

Title: Information materials and library use by academic sponsored researchers in the social sciences

Abstract: This study examined the use of academic libraries by academic sponsored researchers in the social sciences at five universities in the greater Boston area. It provides information about researchers' use of the library during the proposal development stage and during the actual research stage; it inquires into other information sources employed by the researchers; and it collects data about the types and ages of information materials used in support of the respondents' research projects.

Data was collected by means of a self-reporting survey instrument mailed to 256 researchers at Boston University, Brandeis University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Northeastern University. Usable responses from 177 researchers formed the basis of this study.

Analysis of the responses indicates that for the majority of the researchers, the library was used between one and five times during their proposal developmental work, but that the resources of the library were not a factor in the development of their research proposals. While the researchers indicated that they had used or expected to use their campus libraries as well as other libraries during the course of their research, they also expected to obtain research related information from other resources. They ranked their personal collections first in importance as the place they turned to for information materials in support of their research activity, with their campus library or libraries ranked second.


MPACT Scores for Susan S. Baughman

A = 0
C = 0
A+C = 0
T = 0
G = 0
W = 0
TD = 0
TA = 0
calculated 2008-01-31 06:11:33

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Students under Susan S. Baughman

ADVISEES:
- None

COMMITTEESHIPS:
- None