Hogan-Vidal, PatriciaKreps, Dennis2006-06-212006-06-211997Patricia Hogan-Vidal and Dennis Kreps. (1997). Database Dependency. Indiana libraries, 16(1), 72-74.0275777Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/606We defined the phenomenon of database dependency as the behavior of a library user to immediately select computerized information resources without considering (1) the appropriateness of the electronic gesource to the immediate information need, (2) the quality and accuracy of the information found, and (3) the amount of time it may take to find the information in a database compared to finding a print resource in that library. The librarians at the Talk Table agreed that patrons seem to accept whatever information they find in an electronic resource even if it takes longer to get the answer, the answer is incomplete, or if the information would have been more easily found in a print reference source. The academic librarians said that they have been seeing this behavior in their libraries for the last several years. The public librarians agreed that this behavior is increasing in their libraries as people are becoming more comfortable with computers.112295 bytesapplication/pdfen-USElectronic information resourcesInformation literacyInformation services -- User educationArticle