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Is the OCLC Database Too Large? A Study of the Effect of Duplicate Records in the OCLC System.
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Wanninger, Patricia Dwyer – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1982
Reports on study conducted at the James J. Hill Reference Library in St. Paul, Minnesota, which explored the extent to which duplicate records in the OCLC database are affecting usefulness of system. Search keys and 'search enhancements' recently introduced by OCLC are discussed with examples. Thirteen references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Information Retrieval, Online Systems
Processing Services 1905: Putting the Library's House in Order and the Country's Cataloging in Gear.
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Smith, David A. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
In 1905, Library of Congress Processing Services had about 100 employees in 2 divisions: Catalog and Order. Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress since 1899, cataloging chief James Hanson, and chief classifier Charles Martel were engaged in restoring order to library's collections and centralizing cataloging activity for entire country. (41…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, History, Library Administration
A Use Study of the Card Catalogs in the University of Illinois Music Library.
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Drone, 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