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Dissertation Information for Betty Douglas Paulk

NAME:
- Betty Douglas Paulk

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- Florida State University (USA) (1986)

ADVISORS:
- Gerald Jahoda

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- Marion Neil
- Phyllis J. Van Orden
- Ronald D. Blazek

MPACT Status: Fully Complete

Title: THE FACILITATION OF DIRECT SEARCHING OF ONLINE SERVICES BY THE END USER IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES

Abstract: Four hundred eighty-seven online search librarians in comprehensive and doctoral institution libraries in the United States were surveyed about end user online searching. Of the 431 respondents (89 percent), only 10.4 percent or forty-five of the responding libraries allow end users direct access to conduct their own online searches. The majority of librarians indicated that they are offering instructional programs in online searching. Upon closer examination of the purpose of this instruction, it was determined that only a small percentage of the instructional programs are actually teaching the user to conduct their own searches.

While the majority of the online search librarians believed that end user searching was inevitable, there was a feeling of ambiguity concerning this development. The majority of the librarians believed that online search librarians would assume a more challenging role as a result of end user searching. And yet, the librarians did question whether or not end users were going to want to conduct their own searches and the role the librarian should assume in encouraging end users to conduct their own searches and in training end users to perform these online searches.

MPACT Scores for Betty Douglas Paulk

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calculated 2008-01-31 06:04:54

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ADVISEES:
- None

COMMITTEESHIPS:
- None