End-User Training in the Use of a Small Swedish Database (Research Note)

Several groups are concerned with online orientation, training, and education: (1) database producers; (2) systems operators; (3) institutions responsible for terminal operation for example libraries or information centres within academic institutions; (4) library schools; (5) intermediaries; (6) end-users. This paper will describe how a group of end-users (engineering undergraduates) were taught to carry out interactive online searching on a small, specialized Scandinavian.database. Their search techniques and attitude to online searching will be examined and evaluated.