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Van Pulis, Noelle; Ludy, Lorene E.

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ERIC Number: EJ385826

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1988

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Van Pulis, Noelle; Ludy, Lorene E.

College and Research Libraries, v49 n6 p523-33 Nov 1988

Describes a study that examined subject searchers' use of a display of terms related to their topics as provided through online display of authority information from Library of Congress subject headings. The need to encourage searcher use of available syndetic structures is discussed. (17 references) (Author/CLB)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer System Design, Higher Education, Online Catalogs, Online Searching, Participant Characteristics, Search Strategies, Subject Index Terms, User Satisfaction (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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