Adoption Seachers' Use of Libraries: A Pilot Descriptive Study

A small pilot study of the use of libraries by twelve adoption searchers who were participants in Kansas adoption support groups reveals that all types of libraries were used in the search process. Searchers' preconceptions about libraries and library services included a lack of distinction amo...

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Published in:Reference and user services quarterly 2001-03, Vol.40 (3), p.264-273
Main Authors: Chelton, Mary K., Brody, Roberta, Crosslin, Donna
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Adoption
Adoptive parents
City directories
Librarians
Libraries
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Online searching
Reference interviews
School yearbooks
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City directories
Librarians
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Library operations
Online searching
Reference interviews
School yearbooks
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