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Persistence and Decay of Web Citations Used in Theses and Dissertations Available at the Sokoine National Agricultural Library, Tanzania
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Sife, Alfred S.; Bernard, Ronald – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2013
A study was conducted to examine the persistence and decay of web citations in theses and dissertations available at the Sokoine National Agricultural Library. Specifically, the study assessed the accessibility status of cited URLs, identified error messages and top level domains of inaccessible URLs, and calculated the half-life of web citations.…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Theses, Agricultural Education, Special Libraries
Accuracy of LC Copy: A Comparison between Copy That Began as CIP and Other LC Cataloging.
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Taylor, Arlene G.; Simpson, Charles W. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1986
Analyzes accuracy of Library of Congress cataloging for items with Cataloging in Publication records and items not in that program. Types and frequencies of errors are observed with a separate analysis of significant errors. Recommendations are made for copy cataloging based on the different types of errors found. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Error Patterns
Questionnaire Research in a Library Setting.
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Bookstein, Abraham – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1985
Based on data from two experiments, this article attempts to assess degree to which people differ in interpretations of questions referring to library services and the implications for interpreting survey results. Sources of error in questionnaire research--sampling, response (question interpretation, response decision, category choices)--are…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Library Research, Library Surveys, Problems