Abstract:S c o t t R. D i M a r c o ABSTRACT. A full text document delivery system, U M l ' s Pro-Quest@ PowerPages, quickly became popular with our undergraduates. Early observations by some library statf seemed to indicate that uscrs were more concerned with quick access to matcrial than the relevance o f the material to their research. Our concerns about thc possible negative consequences o f ovcr-rcliance upon this and similar systcms Icd us to investigate. We gathered usage data and distributed a survey to users. … Show more
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