Students and Federated Searching: A Survey of Use and Satisfaction

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dc.contributor.authorKorah, Abe
dc.contributor.authorCassidy, Erin Dorris
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-27T13:59:28Z
dc.date.available2016-09-27T13:59:28Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThis study assessed student use of and satisfaction with a WebFeat brand federated search tool implemented by the library at Sam Houston State University. Students voluntarily responded to an electronic survey, providing feedback on how often they conducted class research using the federated search tool, individual databases, and online search engines and how well each search tool satisfied their class research needs. The study found a high rate of federated search use but only moderate satisfaction; for most students, federated search did not replace individual databases and online search engines, which also saw frequent use for class assignments. Federated search use was highest among lower-level undergraduates, and both usage and satisfaction declined as student classification rose. Classification—which can be seen as the amount of experience in an academic environment—played a larger role in federated search use and satisfaction than did age or subject area of study.en_US
dc.description.departmentLibrary
dc.identifier.citationKorah, A., and Cassidy, E. D. (2010). Students and federated searching: A survey of use and satisfaction. Reference and User Services Quarterly 49(4), 325-332. doi:10.5860/rusq.49n4en_US
dc.identifier.issn1094-9054
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/34
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherReference and User Services Association of the American Library Associationen_US
dc.subjectlibrariesen_US
dc.subjectfederated searchen_US
dc.subjectuser satisfactionen_US
dc.titleStudents and Federated Searching: A Survey of Use and Satisfactionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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