Aggregated Interdisciplinary Databases and the Needs of Undergraduate Researchers

Autor/inn/en	Fister, Barbara; Gilbert, Julie; Fry, Amy Ray
Titel	Aggregated Interdisciplinary Databases and the Needs of Undergraduate Researchers
Quelle	In: portal: Libraries and the Academy, 8 (2008) 3, S.273-292 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1531-2542
Schlagwörter	Databases; Internet; Liberal Arts; Researchers; Librarians; Undergraduate Students; Higher Education; Interdisciplinary Approach; Online Vendors; Libraries; Surveys; Student Surveys; User Needs (Information); Users (Information); Information Retrieval + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Datenbank; Researcher; Forscher; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Online-Angebot; Library; Bibliothek; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Schülerbefragung; Benutzerbedürfnis; Benutzerprofil; Nutzer
Abstract	After seeing growing frustration among inexperienced undergraduate researchers searching a popular aggregated interdisciplinary database, the authors questioned whether the leading interdisciplinary databases are serving undergraduates' needs. As a preliminary exploration of this question, the authors queried vendors, analyzed their marketing materials, surveyed librarians and students, and examined what titles were being downloaded at 14 liberal arts institutions. Although librarians are satisfied with these databases, and vendors intend to continue the trend of adding more content, actual usage patterns suggest that these databases are not serving the purpose one might expect. Librarians should learn more about user experiences in order to influence the development of these products. (Contains 9 tables and 29 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10