id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-14645 Widdows, Richard; Hensler, Tia A.; Wyncott, Marlaya H. The Focus Group Interview: A Method for Assessing Users' Evaluation of Library Service 1991-07-01 8 .pdf application/pdf 4507 255 58 Benefits include the fact that participants tend to give candid information, that the technique is fairly inexpensive, and that the whole proce- dure can be carried out quickly.4 The major weakness of focus group research is that data obtained from focus groups cannot be easily generalized to the larger population. 8 Although most extensively used by marketers, focus group research has been carried out by psychotherapists and counselors, community developers, con- sumer affairs professionals, small busi- nesses, and lawyers, among others.9-13 cache/crl-14645.pdf txt/crl-14645.txt