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The databank of UK online users

Lesley C. Dibb (Principal Information Officer, Online Information Centre, Aslib)

Aslib Proceedings

ISSN: 0001-253X

Article publication date: 1 July 1980

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Abstract

When the role of the Online Information Centre was first under discussion one of the formal objectives decided for the Centre was the maintenance of a register of online users in the UK. After the Centre had been in existence for only a short while it became very obvious that a number of our enquirers required referral to personal contacts. Enquirers who were new to online felt there was a need for them to make contact with established users doing online searching in similar subject areas to themselves. Also, users often obtain their experience in a narrow range of databases, and do not have the required expertise to do a thorough search on an unfamiliar database. It was therefore considered that it would be beneficial for the users if they could be referred to an experienced user of the database they wished to search for the necessary details. This would be particularly useful where there is no formal representative for the database in this country, or where the enquirer wanted to obtain the views of actual users. The databank was therefore given high priority and questionnaires were sent out in July 1979.

Citation

Dibb, L.C. (1980), "The databank of UK online users", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 32 No. 7, pp. 328-334. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb050751

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