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Peer reviewedHart, Amy – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1988
Examines the problem resolution phase of a retrospective conversion project of monographic records at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass). The kinds of problems encountered are categorized and discussed. Suggestions for developing editing guidelines are offered, and the guidelines developed for standardization of problem resolution at…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Higher Education, Library Automation
Peer reviewedKilgour, Frederick G. – Online Review, 1991
Discusses library use studies that examined library catalog search failures and demonstrates types of online catalog access that can reduce the failures caused by card catalog flaws or by user search errors by half. The use of single keyword, implied Boolean, or derived truncated key retrieval is suggested. (14 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Correlation, Information Retrieval, Library Catalogs, Library Research
