The Use and Understanding of Keyword Searching in a University Online Catalog.

Hildreth, Charles R.

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Publication Date: 1997

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The Use and Understanding of Keyword Searching in a University Online Catalog.

Hildreth, Charles R.

Information Technology and Libraries, v16 n2 p52-62 Jun 1997

Reports on a study of keyword and Boolean searching by users of an online public access catalog (OPAC) at the University of Oklahoma. Results of survey questionnaires and transaction log analysis indicate users search more often by keyword, even though the search usually fails and they don't understand it. (15 tables) (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Keywords, Library Catalogs, Online Catalogs, Questionnaires, Search Strategies, Surveys, Tables (Data), Users (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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