The use and effectiveness of the eLib subject gateways: a preliminary investigation
Program: electronic library and information systems
ISSN: 0033-0337
Article publication date: 1 December 1999
Abstract
Internet subject gateways were set up under the Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib) in order to address some of the problems of searching the Internet which have been identified by information professionals, i.e. locating relevant, good quality information. This preliminary study examines the extent to which academics in two universities use three eLib subject gateways (EEVL, OMNI and SOSIG). The results are generally encouraging for the eLib programme, but it is necessary for the gateways to be more effectively promoted. The study also found that academice do not have the same misgivings about the general search engines as the information professionals and seem to use them more readily than the gateways.
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Citation
Mackie, M. and Burton, P.F. (1999), "The use and effectiveness of the eLib subject gateways: a preliminary investigation", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 33 No. 4, pp. 327-337. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006922
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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