Title: Online Public Access Catalogs and User Instruction.
Abstract: To assess the status of library instruction initiatives with respect to libraries' online public access catalogs (OPACs), the authors surveyed 414 libraries in four cate gories: academic, public, school, and special. Answers were sought to three questions: (1) How have libraries modified OPAC software? (2) Have libraries developed any instructional methods for teaching the use of the OPAC? (3) To what extent are online catalogs self-instruc tional? The results of the survey show that most partici pants' libraries have modified library OPAC software. It was also found that librarians continue to teach use of the
Publication Year: 1994
Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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