[WEB4LIB] Re: journal search stats

[Nancy Sosna Bohm]

Thank you for your input. My assumption was based upon personal observation,
but I had neglected to consider that numbers of available terminals, extent
of hours of availability, and even ambience could reverse the results. Or
perhaps you are thinking of percentage of change of the on-campus separately
from off-campus? I was thinking of the percentage of the total student
population.

----- Original Message -----
From: Glenn Bunton <gbunton at odu.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2000 9:26 AM
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: journal search stats


>
>
> This is a very interesting, albeit rather typical, approach to using
research.
> Determine your conclusion first, then go try and find research that
validates
> the conclusion. Somehow I suspect those who instruction and educate others
on
> the proper methods of information analysis would have a significant
problem with
> this approach.
>
> In terms of the specific question, I believe you will find, if you are
actually
> willing to accept what the numbers really say, the opposite to be true. At
least
> all the numbers I have gathered or viewed over years seem to suggest that
as
> home use increases campus use also increases.
>
> ======================================================
>
> plum at ulink.net on 04/15/2000 11:23:08 AM
> Please respond to plum at ulink.net
>
>
>
> To:  web4lib at webjunction.org
> cc:
>
> Subject:  [WEB4LIB] journal search stats
>
>
>
> This is an eleventh hour plea, so if it's After 4pm Sunday the 16th, just
> hit the delete key.
>
> I need a source to cite that confirms that use of home computers by
college
> students to search full-text databases is increasing and searches on
campus
> are decreasing.
>
> thanks.
>
>
----- Original Message -----
From: Glenn Bunton <gbunton at odu.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2000 9:26 AM
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: journal search stats


>
>
> This is a very interesting, albeit rather typical, approach to using
research.
> Determine your conclusion first, then go try and find research that
validates
> the conclusion. Somehow I suspect those who instruction and educate others
on
> the proper methods of information analysis would have a significant
problem with
> this approach.
>
> In terms of the specific question, I believe you will find, if you are
actually
> willing to accept what the numbers really say, the opposite to be true. At
least
> all the numbers I have gathered or viewed over years seem to suggest that
as
> home use increases campus use also increases.
>
> ======================================================
>
> plum at ulink.net on 04/15/2000 11:23:08 AM
> Please respond to plum at ulink.net
>
>
>
> To:  web4lib at webjunction.org
> cc:
>
> Subject:  [WEB4LIB] journal search stats
>
>
>
> This is an eleventh hour plea, so if it's After 4pm Sunday the 16th, just
> hit the delete key.
>
> I need a source to cite that confirms that use of home computers by
college
> students to search full-text databases is increasing and searches on
campus
> are decreasing.
>
> thanks.
>
>