Undergraduates Prefer Federated Searching to Searching Databases Individually

Undergraduates Prefer Federated Searching to Searching Databases Individually

A Review of: Belliston, C. Jeffrey, Jared L. Howland, & Brian C. Roberts. “Undergraduate Use of Federated Searching: A Survey of Preferences and Perceptions of Value-Added Functionality.” College & Research Libraries 68.6 (Nov. 2007): 472-86. Objective – To determine whether use of...

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Main Author:	Genevieve Gore
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Alberta 2008-09-01
Series:	Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
Subjects:	federated searching undergraduates academic librarianship
Online Access:	https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/1774

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