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Peer reviewedDrone, Jeanette M. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1984
A multifaceted card catalog use study was conducted at University of Illinois Music Library to determine hourly rate of use at sound recording and book/music catalogs; time spent at catalogs; who uses catalogs and why; difficulties users encounter; success rate of users' searches; recommendations for designing online catalog. (16 references)…
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, College Libraries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedMarkey, Karen – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
This paper describes an experiment in the use of Dewey Decimal Classification in online catalogs to introduce classed approach to subject searching of library collections, enhance subject terminology indexed in online catalog, and provide possibilities for search strategies not possible through alphabetical approach of subject headings and/or…
Descriptors: Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Display Systems, Information Needs
