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Peer reviewedCaswell, Jerry V.; And Others – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1995
Describes a statistical study of three databases, conducted at Iowa State University, on holding links between citation databases and the online catalog. Provides insights into the construction and quality control of citation databases and online catalogs, and identifies a new issue of continued maintenance of ISBNs and ISSNs for catalogers.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Cataloging, Citations (References)
Jacso, Peter – Database, 1993
Discussion of quality control in online and CD-ROM databases focuses on the problem of data elements that are omitted from records. Completeness testing is discussed; search strategies are described; and a case study of Bowker's Video Directory, part of the Children's Reference Plus database, is presented. (eight references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Software, Databases, Keyboarding (Data Entry)
