1. The Great Database Resistance Breakthrough.
- Author
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de Bruin, Lauren
- Subjects
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STUDY & teaching of databases , *TRAINING of library employees , *USER interfaces , *EMPLOYEE empowerment , *INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems - Abstract
The article looks at how to encourage library employees to use electronic databases. The author points out that library workers who lack formal library training can find databases intimidating. She recommends providing in-person training sessions including an orientation session to search interfaces, discussing basic functions such as keyword searching or looking at PDF and HTML formatted articles. She suggests separate training sessions for specialized search interfaces.
- Published
- 2012