Key users of Polish digital libraries

• Published in: Electronic library Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 543 - 556
• Main Authors: Górny, Miros aw, Mazurek, Jolanta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.01.2012; Emerald
• Subjects: Age; Amateur; Case Studies; Centuries; Collections; Demography; Digital libraries; Digital systems; Electronic Libraries; Exact sciences and technology; Historians; Information and communication sciences; Information science. Documentation; Internet; Libraries; Library and information science. General aspects; Library collections; Library resources; Library Services; Library users; Literature Reviews; Poland; Questionnaires; R&D; Research & development; Rural areas; Sciences and techniques of general use; Social Networks; Students; Studies; Teaching; Use and user studies. Information needs; User surveys; Poland; Europe; Library users; Poland; Digital libraries; User studies; User; User study; Electronic library

Purpose - The article concerns efforts to identify the key users of Polish digital libraries.Design methodology approach - The research was based on a questionnaire containing 19 questions, on subjects which included ways of using the library, reasons for using it, and which types of publications we...