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"Books in Print Plus" as a Tool for Analyzing U.S. In-Print Monographs.
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Nisonger, Thomas E. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1990
Explores the 1988 "Books in Print Plus" (BIP Plus) CD-ROM database to determine broad characteristics of material currently in print in U.S. book trade in terms of publication year; price; language; and audience, grade level, and illustration. Accuracy and potential of BIP Plus as a tool for generating data and testing hypotheses…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliometrics, Books, Online Searching
Analysis of a Bibliographic Database Enhanced with a Library Classification.
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Drabenstott, Karen Markey; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1990
Describes a project that examined the effects of incorporating subject terms from the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) into a bibliographic database. It is concluded that the incorporation of DDC and possibly other library classifications into online catalogs can enhance subject access and provide additional subject searching strategies. (11…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Dewey Decimal Classification, Machine Readable Cataloging
DORS: DDC Online Retrieval System.
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Liu, Songqiao; Svenonius, Elaine – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Describes the Dewey Online Retrieval System (DORS), which was developed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), to experiment with classification-based search strategies in online catalogs. Classification structures in automated information retrieval are discussed; and specifications for a classification retrieval interface are…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Classification, College Libraries, Dewey Decimal Classification
Identifying Barriers to Effective Subject Access in Library Catalogs.
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Lancaster, F. W.; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Describes a study conducted at the University of Illinois to test the effectiveness of subject access in the online bibliographic catalog. Relevance is examined and possible methods of improving subject access are described. Results suggest that significant improvements are not possible within the constraints of existing subject cataloging…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Cataloging, College Libraries, Higher Education