Use, Needs and Barriers to Use of Information and Library Services by International Agency Staff

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  • February 28, 2019
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  • Browder, Kerry
    • Affiliation: School of Information and Library Science
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  • Libraries serve an increasing number of remote users. Within academic and special libraries, remote users comprise geographically dispersed users, including users in low- and middle-income countries. The libraries that serve users in low- and middle-income countries may insufficiently understand the needs of and barriers to library use among remote users in those areas. This paper reports the results of a study done to examine the extent of and barriers to use of library services among international staff at an international non-profit. The study first sought to determine the differences in usage levels of library resources among international staff and U.S.-based staff and then to identify the information needs and barriers to use of library resources and services among international staff. The results presented here indicate that lack of library and bibliographic instruction contribute to lower usage levels and that infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries may further inhibit library use.
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  • Missen, Cliff
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  • Master of Science in Library Science
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • 75
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  • 242f4b72-c5b5-4157-88c3-f00363314501

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