USER ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR BEFORE AND AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANONLINE CATALOG

This article discusses the results of a study completed before and aft er an on-line catalog was introduced in the Central Library of the Nat ional Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). After introducing an on- line catalog in a Library, it has been observed that user attitudes an d behavior change. Thus, the main objective of this study was to ident ify changes in user attitudes and behavior when dealing with a newly i mplemented on-line catalog. The data were obtained using a survey amon g library and catalog users. The results indicated that some changes i n user perceptions and behavior were associated with the introduction of an on-line catalog. However, the extent of this association was wea k which indicated the existence of other variables having influence on these changes. (C) 1996 Academic Press Limited.