The GUI OPAC: Approach with Caution.

Hildreth, Charles R.

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ERIC Number: EJ516516

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Publication Date: 1995

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The GUI OPAC: Approach with Caution.

Hildreth, Charles R.

Public-Access Computer Systems Review, v6 n5 p6-18 1995

Discusses the graphical user interface (GUI) online public access catalog (OPAC), a user interface that uses images to represent options. Topics include user interface design for information retrieval; designing effective bibliographic displays, including subject headings; two design principles; and what GUIs can bring to OPACs. (LRW)

Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Design Requirements, Information Retrieval, Library Catalogs, Online Catalogs, Subject Index Terms

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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