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Subject-Searching Experiences and Needs of Online Catalog Users: Implications for Library Classification.
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Markey, Karen – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
This paper describes an experiment in the use of Dewey Decimal Classification in online catalogs to introduce classed approach to subject searching of library collections, enhance subject terminology indexed in online catalog, and provide possibilities for search strategies not possible through alphabetical approach of subject headings and/or…
Descriptors: Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Display Systems, Information Needs
Cataloging Practices and Resource Sharing of Curriculum Collections in Academic Libraries.
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Wilson, Carole F.; And Others – Journal of Library Administration, 1986
Academic institutions having curriculum centers were surveyed regarding cataloging, classification, and resource sharing of curriculum materials. Findings showed a variety of cataloging and classification practices and a low rate of input of records onto national bibliographic utilities, such as OCLC. Standardization and usage of materials were…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Classification
Electronic Mail Reference Services in the Public Library.
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Garnsey, Beth A.; Powell, Ronald R. – Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2000
Describes results of an exploratory survey that examined public library electronic mail reference services and the patrons who used them. Discusses results of print questionnaires and Web-based questionnaires that investigated user satisfaction and classified email reference questions received by public libraries. Library questionnaire and web…
Descriptors: Classification, Electronic Mail, Library Services, Library Surveys
A Survey of the Organization and Management of Current and Historical Test Collections.
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Grossman, Cheryl R. Sturko – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1999
Describes a survey of libraries listed in several special collections directories to determine how educational and psychological tests were organized and managed. Discusses access through cataloging or classification; management practices such as staffing, hours of availability, security, and preservation methods; and a copy of the survey is…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Classification, Educational Testing
Official Publication Section. Collections and Services Division. Papers.
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on the collection and processing of official or government documents which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "The Definition of Official Publications" by E. Johansson (United Kingdom), which provides a proposed definition and a 1979 IFLA discussion paper on…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Definitions, Foreign Countries
Cataloguing Practices in Australian Libraries.
Hine, Janet D. – 1973
A survey sought to compile comprehensive information about the cataloging codes, classification schemes, subject headings lists, and filing rules used in Australian libraries. Questionnaires were sent to 112 libraries, and 98 returns were received, included in the sample were national, state, public, university, college, and special libraries.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Filing, Information Storage