The Influence of Online Catalogs on Academic Library Use by College-Bound High School Seniors.

Abstract

Three hypotheses tested the effect access to an online cata log in a school library had on the use of academic libraries by college-bound high school seniors. Analysis data con sisted of (1) seventy-three research assignment bibliogra phies from seniors without online access in the school li brary; (2) eighty research assignment bibliographies from seniors with access; and (3) 114 questionnaires from stu dents in both groups. Computerized access to an academic online catalog in the school library influenced use of aca demic libraries by college-bound high school seniors, since (1) post-online catalog students cited more sources from academic libraries than pre-online catalog students and (2) students with access to an academic online catalog in the school library cited more periodicals from academic li braries than students without such access.

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