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Reader Use of a Nationwide Research Library Network: Local OPAC vs. Remote Files.

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Lazinger, Susan S.; Peritz, Bluma C. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991

Describes a study conducted at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to determine whether users doing bibliographic searches in ALEPH (Automated Library Expandable Program Hebrew University), a bibliographic utility with a decentralized database, searched the online catalog of the library where they were working or whether they accessed other…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Controlled and Uncontrolled Vocabulary Subject Searching in an Academic Library Online Catalog.

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Peters, Thomas A.; Kurth, Martin – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991

Describes an analysis of transaction logs of the online catalog at the University of Missouri-Kansas City that examined patron use of both controlled and uncontrolled vocabulary subject access during the same search session. Hypotheses tested are discussed, and recommendations are made for library instruction and online catalog design. (six…

Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer System Design, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing