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crl-15168	Hassard Wilkins, Janie L.; Leckie, Gloria J.	University Professional and Managerial Staff: Information Needs and Seeking	1997-11-01	14	.pdf	application/pdf	7548	287	45	This corresponds to numerous studies which have shown that workers across a variety of occupations o�en pre- fer to use sources that are close at hand (referred to informally as the “arm’s- length rule”), even though there may be be�er sources available elsewhere.1 Libraries do not figure very promi- nently as information sources for univer- sity professional staff. The question that then arises is how to make them aware of the library system’s resources (including both mate- rials and personnel) at the time they are engaged in intensive research and writing and do need to make use of a wider range of information sources.	cache/crl-15168.pdf	txt/crl-15168.txt