User's behaviour patterns in academic libraries OPACs: a multivariate statistical analysis

dc.contributor.author	Malliari, Afrodite	en
dc.contributor.author	Kyriaki-Manessi, Daphne	en
dc.contributor.author	Μαλλιάρη, Αφροδίτη	el
dc.contributor.author	Κυριάκη - Μάνεση, Δάφνη Ι.	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-03T05:42:02Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04-03
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/8198
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.emeraldinsight.com	en
dc.subject	Online catalogues
dc.subject	User studies
dc.subject	Reference services
dc.subject	Academic libraries
dc.subject	Statistics
dc.subject	Greece
dc.subject	Συνδεδεμένοι κατάλογοι
dc.subject	Μελέτες χρηστών
dc.subject	Υπηρεσίες αναφοράς
dc.subject	Ακαδημαϊκές βιβλιοθήκες
dc.subject	Στατιστικά
dc.subject	Ελλάδα
dc.title	User's behaviour patterns in academic libraries OPACs: a multivariate statistical analysis	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Information--Sciences
heal.classification	Library--Science
heal.classification	Επιστήμη--Πληροφόρηση
heal.classification	Βιβλιοθηκονομία
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Βιβλιοθηκονομία
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heal.keywordURI	http://skos.um.es/unescothes/C01999
heal.keywordURI	http://skos.um.es/unescothes/C03303
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heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85127580
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heal.dateAvailable	10000-01-01
heal.language	en
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heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας. Σχολή Διοίκησης και Οικονομίας. Τμήμα Βιβλιοθηκονομίας και Συστημάτων Πληροφόρησης	el
heal.publicationDate	2007
heal.bibliographicCitation	Malliari, A. & Kyriaki-Manessi, D. Ι.(2007). "User's behaviour patterns in academic libraries OPACs: a multivariate statistical analysis", New Library World, 18 (3-4): 107-122.	en
heal.abstract	Purpose – This paper aims to present real time user searches in a Greek academic library OPAC (University of Macedonia Library) in relation to user profile. Design/methodology/approach – Using as a test bed a Greek academic library and its OPAC’s transaction logs along with a system implanted questionnaire, data were gathered, processed and analyzed using multivariate statistical analysis techniques. Findings – In making a synthesis of the analyzed data, a series of questions related to everyday library work were answered, giving libraries a tool to apply the gained knowledge in order to make decisions regarding their OPAC, their user education programs and their reference services. Research limitations/implications – The present paper focuses on the analysis of those variables that were considered to be the most representative for constructing a user profile. Originality/value – This paper builds upon the techniques of data collection and presents a new tool for analyzing them statistically. Data derived from libraries were processed and analyzed statistically using the classical descriptive statistics. The suggested multivariate statistical method is designed to become a tool for analyzing qualitative data and to be used in a variety of library applications. It is also particularly helpful in analyzing cross-tabular data in the form of numerical frequencies and allows all associations amongst pairs of variables to be analyzed as well as each association between a variable and itself.	en
heal.publisher	Emerald	en
heal.journalName	New Library World	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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