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Peer reviewedLipow, Anne Grodzins – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1991
Discusses the idea of including information about the MARC format in library online catalog instruction. Difficulties that users encounter when using different online catalogs with different formats are discussed, and a presentation developed at the University of California at Berkeley to explain the MARC format to users is described. (three…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Higher Education, Library Catalogs
Peer reviewedGeffert, Bryn – Research Strategies, 1995
Many problems encountered by students when using online catalogs arise from an unfamiliarity with record structure and its impact on electronic searching. A MARC-based presentation delivered during freshman orientation at Saint Olaf College is described, and a sample MARC record and script are provided. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, College Freshmen, Electronic Text, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSeaman, Scott – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Describes a study conducted at Ohio State University that used data obtained from the interlibrary loan process to determine why some users failed to find existing entries in the online library catalog. User errors as opposed to catalog errors are examined, and implications for bibliographic instruction are suggested. (eight references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Error Patterns, Higher Education
Tyckoson, David A., Ed. – 1991
This book addresses the problem of when a library has limited catalog access, and explores various technological methods to expand the catalog beyond its traditional boundaries. Fourteen chapters describe catalog projects in individual libraries: (1) "Enhancing Access to Information: Building Catalogs for the Future" (David A. Tyckoson);…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records
