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The Relationship Between Cultural Diversity and User Needs in Virtual Reference Services

Authors :
Shachaf, Pnina
Snyder, Mary
Source :
Shachaf, Pnina and Snyder, Mary The Relationship Between Cultural Diversity and User Needs in Virtual Reference Services. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2007, vol. 33, n. 3, pp. 361-367. [Journal article (Paginated)]
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

While the racial diversity of academic library users continues to grow, research on the effects of this diversity remains scarce. This study looks at similarities and differences between non-traditional Caucasian and African American library users through content analysis of 94 virtual reference transactions.

Details

Language :
English
Volume :
33
Issue :
3
Database :
E-LIS (Eprints in Library & Information Science)
Journal :
Shachaf, Pnina and Snyder, Mary The Relationship Between Cultural Diversity and User Needs in Virtual Reference Services. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2007, vol. 33, n. 3, pp. 361-367. [Journal article (Paginated)]
Accession number :
edseli.12421
Document Type :
Journal article (Paginated)