Abstract

The purpose of this project is to gain some real life experience searching for information for a Client. Without more then a basic knowledge on the subject, searchers were to ask Clients about the information they needed, why they needed it, how it was going to be used, and etc. This would help searchers seek out and find the materials their Clients needed. Students are to reflect on the interactions with their client and the information seeking outcome.

For this paper the client was as graduate student attending a different college studying under a different subject. The searcher did not have a lot of knowledge on the subject but through communications with the Client they were able to find articles that were relevant, reliable and useful. The subject was:

"The extinction event at the Permo-Triassic (KT) boundary with a focus on articles that mention the physical extinction of life, NOT the meteor impact theory."

Most communication were through e-mail, though instant messaging and blogs were also used. In order to meet their Client's needs the searcher submitted a questioner for them to answer and preformed a preliminary search of both Google Scholar and relevant Rutgers Library Databases. The establishment of a good Searcher-Client relationship enabled constant stream of feedback, inquires, and comments which enabled the Searcher to provide materials that their Client