Uniform Title as Author: A Problem in Online Catalogs?.

Sanders, Thomas R.

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ERIC Number: EJ357107

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Publication Date: 1987

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Uniform Title as Author: A Problem in Online Catalogs?

Sanders, Thomas R.

Library Resources and Technical Services, v31 n3 p231-38 Jul-Sep 1987

Reviews a wide range of retrieval problems that arose with the implementation of an online catalog in an academic library, especially the problem of retrieving uniform titles coded as authors. The need for changes in the underlying format of coding uniform titles as a universal solution is discussed. (Author/CLB)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Information Retrieval, Library Automation, Machine Readable Cataloging, Online Catalogs, Search Strategies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Media Staff; Practitioners

Language: English

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