Implications of Current Reference Structures for Authority Work in Online Environments.

Watson, Mark R.; Taylor, Arlene G.

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ERIC Number: EJ351229

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Publication Date: 1987

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Implications of Current Reference Structures for Authority Work in Online Environments.

Watson, Mark R.; Taylor, Arlene G.

Information Technology and Libraries, v6 n1 p10-19 Mar 1987

Describes a study which examined (1) the percentage of personal and corporate name authority records in the Library of Congress authority file that do not contain any references, and (2) the percentage of references present on existing authority records that are not needed in an automatic right hand truncation, keyword searching environment. (CLB)

Descriptors: Cataloging, Citations (References), Comparative Analysis, Library Automation, Online Catalogs, Online Searching, Research Methodology, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Media Staff; Practitioners

Language: English

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