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Download full textSalaba, Athena – 1996
The purpose of this study was to examine the inter-indexer consistency in the assignment of selected access points between OCLC and RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network). Both databases are used by many libraries as bibliographic sources for copy cataloging. Access points were compared for differences in wording, MARC coding, and…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Classification
McJunkin, Monica Cahill – 1994
This study examines precision and recall for title and keyword searches performed in the "FirstSearch" WorldCat database when keywords are used with and without adjacency of terms specified. A random sample of 68 titles in economics were searched in the OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) Online Union Catalog in order to obtain their…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis
Miller, Julie L. – 1994
This study compared the formation of the names of Victorian women writers in the Library of Congress name authority file to the formation of names in selected bibliographic tools created by humanities scholars. A purposive sample of 52 writers, divided into 12 problem categories derived from Chapter 22 of the "Anglo-American Cataloguing…
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Authors, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records
