Enhancing a New Design for Subject Access to Online Catalogs.

Drabenstott, Karen M.

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ERIC Number: EJ526259

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Publication Date: 1996

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Enhancing a New Design for Subject Access to Online Catalogs.

Drabenstott, Karen M.

Library Hi Tech, v14 n1 p87-109 1996

A study was conducted that used transaction logs to identify the characteristics of the most complex or problematic user queries. Enhancements are recommended in the design of online catalogs that use search trees to control system responses and to determine appropriate subject-searching terminology and technique. Contains 21 references and 12 tables. (BEW)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer System Design, Library Catalogs, Online Catalogs, Online Searching, Subject Index Terms, Users (Information)

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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