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Directory Design for Networks of Information and Referral Centers
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Kochen, Manfred – Library Quarterly, 1972
A model is presented which indicates the increase in use of information referral centers to be expected for a given level of service. Another model analyzes a directory to a data base and introduces the concept of zoomability" as a means for improving directory performance. (29 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Design, Directories, Information Centers
Catalog Use in a Large Research Library
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Lipetz, Ben-Ami – Library Quarterly, 1972
The questions of when and how best to computerize the catalog of a large research library, and how to improve an existing conventional catalog, motivated a study of the utilization of the main catalog of the Yale University Library. The study was designed to provide a representative sample of catalog use. (7 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Catalogs, College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Library Automation