[WEB4LIB] Re: Users Turn to Online Library Materials Before Printed Ones

[Michael McCulley]

>From the article:
"Mr. Greenstein says that the results of the study will appear on the Council on Library and Information Resources' Web site within a month."
http://www.clir.org/

Best,
Michael

P. Michael McCulley
mailto:drweb at earthlink.net
San Diego, CA

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>-----Original Message-----
>From: web4lib at webjunction.org
>[mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of gary
>Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 08:43 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list
>Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: Users Turn to Online Library Materials Before
>Printed Ones
>
>
>On an unrelated note, the findings that are discussed in the 
>Chroncicle article 
>were presented at the EDUCAUSE conference in Atlanta earlier this week. 
>
>Some of the conference sessions* are available online. 
>
>Go to:
>http://www.educause.edu/conference/e2002/netcast.asp
>
>One of the netcasts available is Clifford Lynch's 
>session titled, "What's Become of the Digital Library?"
>
>
>*Unfortunately, the session that's discussed in the Chronicle 
>article is not 
>available.
>
>cheers,
>gary 
>
>
>Quoting "Sloan, Bernie" <bernies at uillinois.edu>:
>
>> An interesting article in the Chronicle of Higher Education...
>> 
>> An excerpt:
>> 
>> "An expansive study of the information-gathering habits of students and
>> faculty members has found that they first turn to online 
>materials, although
>> most view print as a more reliable source of information."
>> 
>> Full article available at:
>> 
>> http://chronicle.com/free/2002/10/2002100301t.htm
>> 
>> Bernie Sloan
>> Senior Library Information Systems Consultant
>> University of Illinois Office for Planning and Budgeting
>> 338 Henry Administration Building
>> 506 S. Wright Street
>> Urbana, IL  61801
>> 
>> Phone: (217) 333-4895
>> Fax:   (217) 265-0454
>> E-mail: bernies at uillinois.edu
>
>
>-- 
>
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>Librarian
>Gary Price Library Research and Internet Consulting
>gary at freepint.com
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