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