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A strong personal file collection had supplanted the Biology Library as the first location consulted when they needed a formal source of information. The information specialist had alerted the scientists to new journal titles and to the capabilities of the online computer search as a mechanism to provide information relevant to their work.","As a communication source, the information specialist was rated very accessible and easy to use. The information which was provided gave the scientists more time to spend with their research, identified pertinent material which they would not otherwise have found, and was a very easy way to investigate a new research topic.","The major value of this research was that it showed that an information specialist is able to successfully identify and satisfy information needs on a one-to-one basis. 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