Independent Researcher

Segment includes non-affiliated academics, casual researchers, historians, teachers, serendipitous searchers, etc.)

Demographics

• Age: All (elementary student to retiree)

Academic/Research Experience Level

• None

• Advanced research skills and information literacy

General Motivators

• Searching a term online

• Browse collections for pleasure, or searching broadly online based on personal interests

• Find primary sources for original or directed research

• Find secondary sources for original or directed research

• Conduct a broad survey of Emory resources around a specific topic

• May be conducting original, academic or non-academic research

Repository Tasks/Goals

• Browse Emory collections 

• Search Emory collections based on a broad search term

• Explore repository after accessing from Google web search or Google Scholar result

Repository Content Desired

• Primary source based on broad search terms

• Collections around a specific research topic

• Methods of access for copies, or more information on related holdings

Frequency of Repository Use

• Infrequent to monthly

Primary Library for Access (onsite or remote)

• Remote

• Onsite, Rose Library or other special collections